add exackt type on app.rs of the gui

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+## Reporting Bugs
+
+Before opening an issue, please check whether the problem has already been reported.
+
+Include:
+
+- Operating system
+- SJNmusic version
+- Steps to reproduce
+- Expected behavior
+- Actual behavior
+- Logs (if available)

LICENSE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2025 GhostRAM OS Contributors
+Copyright (c) 2025 SJNmusic Contributors
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
 copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 
+This software may include functionality that interacts with third-party
+services (including but not limited to media platforms such as YouTube).
+The Software itself does not provide any media content. Any content accessed,
+downloaded, or processed using this Software is the sole responsibility of
+the user.
+
+Users are responsible for ensuring that their use of the Software complies
+with applicable laws, regulations, and the terms of service of any third-party
+platforms they interact with.
+
+The authors and contributors do not endorse or encourage the unauthorized
+download or distribution of copyrighted material.
+
 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE

README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+# SJNmusic
+
+SJNmusic is a self-hosted music library and playback system with a local daemon, command-line interface, and graphical user interface.
+
+It is designed to provide a fast and lightweight way to manage a personal music collection, create playlists, and control playback from multiple clients.
+
+## Features
+
+* Local music library
+* Fast fuzzy search
+* Playlist management
+* Playback queue
+* HTTP daemon (`sjnmusicd`)
+* Command-line client (`sjnmusic`)
+* Graphical user interface
+* Asynchronous downloads
+* Local metadata database
+* Shuffle and repeat modes
+* Playback history and statistics
+* JSON output for scripting and automation
+
+## Components
+
+| Component   | Description                                                      |
+| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `sjnmusicd` | Background daemon responsible for the music library and playback |
+| `sjnmusic`  | Command-line client communicating with the daemon                |
+| GUI         | Graphical interface for everyday use                             |
+
+## Installation
+
+Currently there are no official packages.
+
+Clone the repository and build using Cargo:
+
+```bash
+git clone <repository-url>
+cd SJNmusic
+cargo build --release
+```
+
+## Basic Usage
+
+Start the daemon:
+
+```bash
+target/release/sjnmusicd
+```
+
+Show all songs:
+
+```bash
+cli/sjnmusic songs
+```
+
+Play a song:
+
+```bash
+cli/sjnmusic play "song from my libary"
+```
+
+Create a playlist:
+
+```bash
+cli/sjnmusic pl-new "favourites"
+```
+
+Show playback status:
+
+```bash
+cli/sjnmusic status
+```
+
+## Download Support
+
+SJNmusic can optionally use external tools such as `yt-dlp` to import media into the local music library.
+
+Downloaded media becomes part of the user's local library and can then be searched, organized, and played like any other local file.
+
+SJNmusic itself does **not** provide, host, distribute, or include any copyrighted media.
+
+## Legal Notice
+
+Users are solely responsible for ensuring that any media they access or download complies with applicable copyright laws and the terms of service of the platforms they use.
+
+SJNmusic is a general-purpose music management application. It is intended for managing media that the user is legally permitted to access and store.
+
+## Project Status
+
+SJNmusic is currently under active development.
+
+Interfaces, commands, APIs, and file formats may change between releases.
+
+Bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests are welcome.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License.

cli/PKGBUILD

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+pkgname=sjnmusic-cli-git
+pkgver=r11.f67e43c
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="CLI client for sjnmusicd HTTP daemon"
+arch=('any')
+url="https://github.com/serverjonas/SJNmusic"
+license=('MIT')
+depends=('python' 'sjnmusicd-git')
+makedepends=('git')
+provides=('sjnmusic-cli')
+conflicts=('sjnmusic-cli')
+
+source=("git+https://github.com/serverjonas/SJNmusic.git")
+sha256sums=('SKIP')
+
+pkgver() {
+  cd "$srcdir/SJNmusic"
+  printf "r%s.%s" "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" "$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd "$srcdir/SJNmusic"
+
+  install -Dm755 "cli/sjnmusic" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/sjnmusic"
+}

cli/sjnmusic

@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         type=int,
         default=int(os.environ.get("SJNMUSIC_PORT", str(DEFAULT_PORT))),
     )
+    p.add_argument(
+        "--token",
+        default=os.environ.get("SJNMUSIC_TOKEN"),
+        help=(
+            "bearer token for the daemon (Authorization: Bearer <token>). "
+            "Required when talking to a non-loopback daemon. Can also be set "
+            "via the SJNMUSIC_TOKEN environment variable. On loopback the "
+            "CLI auto-discovers the token from GET /auth/token."
+        ),
+    )
     p.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="print raw JSON responses")
 
     sub = p.add_subparsers(dest="cmd", required=True)
@@ -74,6 +84,10 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     sub.add_parser("resume", help="resume playback")
     sub.add_parser("shuffle", help="shuffle the queue in place")
     sub.add_parser("clear", help="empty the queue")
+    sub.add_parser(
+        "play-all",
+        help="shuffle the entire library into the queue and start playing",
+    )
     sub.add_parser("songs", help="list all known songs")
     sub.add_parser("playlists", help="list all playlists")
     sub.add_parser("downloads", help="list recent yt-dlp download jobs")
@@ -139,21 +153,21 @@ def join_query(args) -> str:
     return " ".join(parts).strip()
 
 
-def call(host, port, method, route, body=None, query=None):
+def call(host, port, method, route, body=None, query=None, timeout=15, headers=None):
     qs = ""
     if query:
         qs = "?" + urllib.parse.urlencode(query)
     url = f"http://{host}:{port}{route}{qs}"
 
     data = None
-    headers = {}
+    hdrs = dict(headers or {})
     if body is not None:
         data = json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8")
-        headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
+        hdrs.setdefault("Content-Type", "application/json")
-    req = urllib.request.Request(url=url, data=data, headers=headers, method=method)
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url=url, data=data, headers=hdrs, method=method)
 
     try:
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout) as resp:
             payload = resp.read().decode("utf-8")
             return resp.status, payload
     except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
@@ -163,6 +177,107 @@ def call(host, port, method, route, body=None, query=None):
         sys.exit(2)
 
 
+# Loopback addresses that skip the bearer-token check on the daemon
+# side. Kept in sync with the daemon's `auth::is_local_request` so the
+# CLI auto-fetch fallback only ever fires when the daemon would
+# actually let us through unauthenticated.
+LOCAL_HOSTS = frozenset({"127.0.0.1", "::1", "localhost"})
+
+
+def is_local(host):
+    return host in LOCAL_HOSTS
+
+
+def fetch_token(host, port, timeout=5):
+    """
+    Best-effort localhost-only token probe.
+
+    GET /auth/token is itself loopback-only on the daemon side, so
+    reaching it implies we're a process running on the same host. We
+    do NOT retry on failure — a 403 here means a remote daemon is
+    pretending to be local and refusing (we should propagate the
+    error), a 404 means the daemon has auth disabled (don't auto-fetch
+    any token), and any other non-200 is opaque. We surface the
+    decoded JSON `token` field on success and `None` on every other
+    outcome.
+    """
+    try:
+        status, payload = call(
+            host, port, "GET", "/auth/token", timeout=timeout
+        )
+    except SystemExit:
+        # `call` exits the process on URLError; treat that as
+        # "couldn't reach daemon, no token". We re-raise because the
+        # caller is already going to error out on the original
+        # request anyway, but only after a transparent re-raise so
+        # surfacing happens at the right stack frame.
+        return None
+    if status != 200:
+        return None
+    obj = try_parse(payload)
+    if not isinstance(obj, dict):
+        return None
+    tok = obj.get("token")
+    if isinstance(tok, str) and tok:
+        return tok
+    return None
+
+
+def request(args, host, port, method, route, body=None, query=None, timeout=15):
+    """
+    Auth-aware wrapper around `call`. Order of operations:
+
+    1. If the operator supplied `--token` (or `SJNMUSIC_TOKEN`), attach
+       `Authorization: Bearer <token>` and send straight to the
+       daemon. We never auto-fetch on top of an explicit token — that
+       would silently swap a user-supplied secret with the daemon's
+       current one (which is rarely what an operator wants).
+    2. Otherwise: if the peer is loopback, send without a token and
+       then, if the daemon rejected with 401, do a one-shot
+       `GET /auth/token` and retry. This keeps today's CLI workflows
+       unchanged: a user with auto-fetch works even though the
+       daemon now requires tokens for non-loopback callers. We
+       decline to silently fetch on a non-loopback host because that
+       would defeat the whole point of forcing operators to give an
+       explicit token to remote daemons.
+    3. If the peer is non-loopback and no token was supplied, the
+       call proceeds without a header so the operator gets a
+       daemon-issued 401 instead of a CLI-level error — easier to
+       debug in the daemon logs.
+    """
+    explicit_token = getattr(args, "token", None) or ""
+    hdrs = {}
+    if explicit_token:
+        hdrs["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {explicit_token}"
+
+    status, payload = call(
+        host, port, method, route, body=body, query=query,
+        timeout=timeout, headers=hdrs,
+    )
+
+    # Auto-fetch only on FIRST observation of 401 on a loopback peer
+    # when no explicit token was supplied AND this is not already the
+    # token endpoint itself (which would obviously never require a
+    # token). The 401 must have come from a request method that the
+    # server would normally respond 2xx to without auth; if /auth/token
+    # is what we just hit, we'd loop forever.
+    if (
+        status == 401
+        and not explicit_token
+        and is_local(host)
+        and route != "/auth/token"
+    ):
+        fetched = fetch_token(host, port)
+        if fetched:
+            hdrs["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {fetched}"
+            status, payload = call(
+                host, port, method, route, body=body, query=query,
+                timeout=timeout, headers=hdrs,
+            )
+
+    return status, payload
+
+
 def fmt_secs(s):
     if s is None:
         return "--:--"
@@ -183,6 +298,176 @@ def try_parse(payload):
         return None
 
 
+def print_candidate(idx, c):
+    """Pretty-print one ranked candidate row for the picker."""
+    score = c.get("score")
+    score_str = f"score={score:+d}" if score is not None else ""
+    flags = " ".join(c.get("flags") or [])
+    flag_str = f" [{flags}]" if flags else ""
+    print(
+        f"[{idx}] {c.get('title', '?')}  --  "
+        f"{c.get('uploader') or '(unknown)':24}  "
+        f"({fmt_secs(c.get('duration_secs')):>5})  "
+        f"{score_str}{flag_str}"
+    )
+
+
+def interactive_pick(candidates):
+    """Show the picker; return the user's choice (or candidates[0])."""
+    for i, c in enumerate(candidates, 1):
+        print_candidate(i, c)
+    try:
+        raw = input("Pick a song [1]: ").strip()
+    except EOFError:
+        print(
+            "error: no input available; re-run with --auto or supply a piped number",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        sys.exit(2)
+    if raw == "":
+        return candidates[0]
+    try:
+        idx = int(raw) - 1
+    except ValueError:
+        print(f"error: not a number: {raw!r}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(2)
+    if idx < 0 or idx >= len(candidates):
+        print(
+            f"error: choice out of range (1-{len(candidates)})",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        sys.exit(2)
+    return candidates[idx]
+
+
+def legacy_pick(results, force_auto):
+    """Legacy /search/yt picker (no scoring fields)."""
+    if force_auto:
+        return results[0]
+    return interactive_pick(results)
+
+
+def do_init(args, host, port, q, force_pick, force_auto, limit):
+    """
+    Drive the `init` subcommand through the new ranked pipeline.
+
+    Default behaviour: `GET /pick?q=…` and let the daemon either
+    auto-select (when the top score beats the runner-up by margin) or
+    surface ranked candidates for the picker. Falls back to the legacy
+    `/search/yt` picker if the daemon doesn't speak `/pick` (older
+    builds), so the CLI stays forward/backward compatible.
+
+    Returns the chosen candidate dict (with at least a 'url' key) so
+    `main()` can dispatch the actual `/init` POST uniformly.
+    """
+    pick_query = {"q": q}
+    if limit is not None and limit > 0:
+        pick_query["limit"] = str(limit)
+    # 3 parallel yt-dlp fetches can easily take 30+ seconds each
+    # on a slow network; the daemon drops its state mutex before
+    # invoking them, but the network round-trips themselves are
+    # unchanged. Generous timeout to avoid ghost-failing.
+    pick_status, pick_payload = request(
+        args, host, port, "GET", "/pick", query=pick_query, timeout=180
+    )
+    pick_obj = try_parse(pick_payload)
+    if pick_status != 200 or pick_obj is None or "kind" not in pick_obj:
+        # Fall back to legacy `/search/yt` if the daemon is too old
+        # to know about `/pick`. Keeps the CLI working across daemon
+        # upgrades in either direction.
+        legacy_status, legacy_payload = request(
+            args, host, port, "GET", "/search/yt",
+            query=pick_query, timeout=120,
+        )
+        legacy_obj = try_parse(legacy_payload) or {}
+        legacy_results = legacy_obj.get("results") or []
+        if legacy_status != 200:
+            return (legacy_status, legacy_payload)
+        if not legacy_results:
+            print(
+                f"error: no yt-dlp results for {q!r}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
+        return (
+            200,
+            json.dumps({"chosen": legacy_pick(legacy_results, force_auto)}),
+        )
+
+    kind = pick_obj["kind"]
+    if kind == "empty":
+        print(
+            f"error: no yt-dlp results for {q!r}: "
+            f"{pick_obj.get('message', '')}",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        sys.exit(1)
+    if kind == "auto":
+        # Daemon is confident — surface the choice so the user sees
+        # what was picked, then download.
+        score = pick_obj.get("score", 0)
+        print(
+            f"[auto-pick score={score}] "
+            f"{pick_obj.get('title', '?')} -- "
+            f"{pick_obj.get('uploader', '(unknown)')}  "
+            f"({fmt_secs(pick_obj.get('duration_secs'))})"
+        )
+        if force_pick:
+            # `--pick` overrides the auto decision: ask the user.
+            ranked_status, ranked_payload = request(
+                args, host, port, "GET", "/search/yt/ranked",
+                query=pick_query, timeout=180,
+            )
+            ranked_obj = try_parse(ranked_payload) or {}
+            ranked_results = ranked_obj.get("results") or []
+            if ranked_status != 200 or not ranked_results:
+                print_response_args(args, ranked_status, ranked_payload)
+                sys.exit(1)
+            return (
+                200,
+                json.dumps({"chosen": interactive_pick(ranked_results)}),
+            )
+        return (
+            200,
+            json.dumps({
+                "chosen": {
+                    "url": pick_obj.get("url"),
+                    "title": pick_obj.get("title"),
+                    "uploader": pick_obj.get("uploader"),
+                    "score": score,
+                    "duration_secs": pick_obj.get("duration_secs"),
+                    "flags": pick_obj.get("flags", []),
+                },
+            }),
+        )
+    if kind == "needs_choice":
+        candidates = pick_obj.get("candidates") or []
+        if not candidates:
+            print(
+                f"error: no yt-dlp results for {q!r}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
+        if force_auto:
+            chosen = candidates[0]
+            print(
+                f"[auto-pick score={chosen.get('score', 0)}] "
+                f"{chosen.get('title', '?')} -- "
+                f"{chosen.get('uploader', '(unknown)')}  "
+                f"({fmt_secs(chosen.get('duration_secs'))})"
+            )
+        else:
+            chosen = interactive_pick(candidates)
+        return (200, json.dumps({"chosen": chosen}))
+    print(f"error: unknown /pick kind {kind!r}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def print_response_args(args, status, payload):
+    """Helper for subroutes that already pre-formatted a payload."""
+    print_response(args, status, payload)
+
+
 def print_response(args, status, payload):
     if args.json:
         print(f"HTTP {status}\n{payload}")
@@ -256,6 +541,9 @@ def print_response(args, status, payload):
         else:
             print("now playing: (idle)")
         return
+    if isinstance(obj, dict) and "queued" in obj:
+        print(f"queued {obj['queued']} song(s) in random order")
+        return
     if isinstance(obj, dict) and "songs" in obj:
         for s in obj["songs"]:
             print(f"[{s['id']}] {s['name']}")
@@ -301,181 +589,128 @@ def main(argv=None):
         return f"/playlists/{urllib.parse.quote(name)}"
 
     if args.cmd == "play":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", "/play", body=with_q(None))
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/play", body=with_q(None))
     elif args.cmd == "add":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", "/add", body=with_q(None))
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/add", body=with_q(None))
     elif args.cmd == "del":
         if not q:
             print("error: 'del' requires a search query", file=sys.stderr)
             sys.exit(2)
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", "/del", body=with_q(None))
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/del", body=with_q(None))
     elif args.cmd == "init":
         if not q:
             print("error: 'init' requires a song name", file=sys.stderr)
             sys.exit(2)
         force_pick = getattr(args, "pick", False)
         force_auto = getattr(args, "auto", False)
-        # `stdin_isatty` controls whether we *auto*-select (non-interactive)
+        limit = getattr(args, "limit", None)
-        # versus *prompt* the user. `--pick` overrides a non-TTY stdin so
+
-        # scripts can still drive the picker via a piped index if they want.
+        # Drive the ranked pipeline (do_init returns the chosen
-        interactive = force_pick or (
+        # candidate as a JSON envelope so we don't need separate
-            sys.stdin.isatty() and not force_auto
+        # branches below for `/init`). Routing through `request`
+        # means auto-fetch-from-/auth/token also works for the
+        # search (/pick) and the eventual /init POST.
+        _, envelope_payload = do_init(
+            args, host, port, q, force_pick, force_auto, limit,
+        )
+        chosen_obj = try_parse(envelope_payload) or {}
+        chosen = chosen_obj.get("chosen") or {}
+        status, payload = request(
+            args, host, port, "POST", "/init",
+            body={"name": q, "url": chosen.get("url") or ""},
         )
-        if not interactive:
-            # Legacy / scripted path: top result only, no round-trip for
-            # the candidate list. The daemon falls back to ytsearch1:NAME
-            # when no URL is supplied.
-            status, payload = call(
-                host, port, "POST", "/init", body={"song": q}
-            )
-        else:
-            limit = getattr(args, "limit", None)
-            query = {"q": q}
-            if limit is not None and limit > 0:
-                query["limit"] = str(limit)
-            status, payload = call(
-                host, port, "GET", "/search/yt", query=query
-            )
-            obj = try_parse(payload)
-            results = (obj or {}).get("results") or []
-            if status != 200:
-                print_response(args, status, payload)
-                sys.exit(1)
-            if not results:
-                print(
-                    f"error: no yt-dlp results for {q!r}",
-                    file=sys.stderr,
-                )
-                sys.exit(1)
-            for i, r in enumerate(results, 1):
-                uploader = r.get("uploader") or "(unknown)"
-                print(
-                    f"[{i}] {r.get('title', '?')}  --  {uploader}  "
-                    f"({fmt_secs(r.get('duration_secs'))})"
-                )
-            try:
-                raw = input("Pick a song [1]: ").strip()
-            except EOFError:
-                print(
-                    "error: no input available; re-run with --auto or supply a piped number",
-                    file=sys.stderr,
-                )
-                sys.exit(2)
-            if raw == "":
-                chosen_idx = 0
-            else:
-                try:
-                    chosen_idx = int(raw) - 1
-                except ValueError:
-                    print(
-                        f"error: not a number: {raw!r}",
-                        file=sys.stderr,
-                    )
-                    sys.exit(2)
-            if chosen_idx < 0 or chosen_idx >= len(results):
-                print(
-                    f"error: choice out of range (1-{len(results)})",
-                    file=sys.stderr,
-                )
-                sys.exit(2)
-            chosen = results[chosen_idx]
-            status, payload = call(
-                host,
-                port,
-                "POST",
-                "/init",
-                body={"name": q, "url": chosen.get("url") or ""},
-            )
     elif args.cmd == "init-batch":
-        status, payload = call(
+        status, payload = request(
-            host, port, "POST", "/init/batch", body={"songs": args.queries}
+            args, host, port, "POST", "/init/batch", body={"songs": args.queries}
         )
     elif args.cmd == "search":
         if not q:
             print("error: 'search' requires a query", file=sys.stderr)
             sys.exit(2)
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/search", query={"q": q})
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/search", query={"q": q})
     elif args.cmd == "search-all":
         if not q:
             print("error: 'search-all' requires a query", file=sys.stderr)
             sys.exit(2)
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/search/all", query={"q": q})
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/search/all", query={"q": q})
     elif args.cmd == "queue":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/queue")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/queue")
     elif args.cmd in ("now", "status"):
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/now-playing")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/now-playing")
     elif args.cmd == "skip":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", "/skip")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/skip")
     elif args.cmd == "pause":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", "/pause")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/pause")
     elif args.cmd == "resume":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", "/resume")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/resume")
     elif args.cmd == "seek":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", "/seek", body={"secs": args.secs})
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/seek", body={"secs": args.secs})
     elif args.cmd == "shuffle":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", "/queue/shuffle")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/queue/shuffle")
     elif args.cmd == "clear":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", "/queue/clear")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/queue/clear")
+    elif args.cmd == "play-all":
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/play/all", body={})
     elif args.cmd == "songs":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/songs")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/songs")
     elif args.cmd == "downloads":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/downloads")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/downloads")
     elif args.cmd == "history":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/history")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/history")
     elif args.cmd == "stats":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/stats")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/stats")
     elif args.cmd == "volume":
         if args.value is None:
-            status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/volume")
+            status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/volume")
         else:
             # Treat 0..100 as a percentage of rodio's default 1.0.
             v = args.value
             if v > 2.0:
                 v = v / 100.0
-            status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", "/volume", body={"vol": v})
+            status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/volume", body={"vol": v})
     elif args.cmd == "repeat":
         if args.mode is None:
-            status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/repeat")
+            status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/repeat")
         else:
-            status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", "/repeat", body={"mode": args.mode})
+            status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/repeat", body={"mode": args.mode})
     elif args.cmd == "playlists":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/playlists")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/playlists")
     elif args.cmd == "help":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/help")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/help")
     elif args.cmd == "pl-new":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", "/playlists", body={"name": args.name})
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", "/playlists", body={"name": args.name})
     elif args.cmd == "pl-show":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", pl_route(args.name))
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", pl_route(args.name))
     elif args.cmd == "pl-add":
         if not q:
             print("error: 'pl-add' requires a song query", file=sys.stderr)
             sys.exit(2)
-        status, payload = call(
+        status, payload = request(
-            host, port, "POST", f"{pl_route(args.name)}/add", body={"query": q}
+            args, host, port, "POST", f"{pl_route(args.name)}/add", body={"query": q}
         )
     elif args.cmd == "pl-play":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "POST", f"{pl_route(args.name)}/play")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "POST", f"{pl_route(args.name)}/play")
     elif args.cmd == "pl-rm":
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "DELETE", pl_route(args.name))
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "DELETE", pl_route(args.name))
     elif args.cmd == "pl-rm-song":
-        status, payload = call(
+        status, payload = request(
-            host, port, "DELETE", f"{pl_route(args.name)}/songs/{args.song_id}"
+            args, host, port, "DELETE", f"{pl_route(args.name)}/songs/{args.song_id}"
         )
     elif args.cmd == "pl-rename":
-        status, payload = call(
+        status, payload = request(
-            host, port, "PATCH", pl_route(args.old), body={"name": args.new}
+            args, host, port, "PATCH", pl_route(args.old), body={"name": args.new}
         )
     elif args.cmd == "pl-dup":
-        status, payload = call(
+        status, payload = request(
-            host, port, "POST", f"{pl_route(args.src)}/duplicate", body={"name": args.dest}
+            args, host, port, "POST", f"{pl_route(args.src)}/duplicate", body={"name": args.dest}
         )
     elif args.cmd == "pl-reorder":
-        status, payload = call(
+        status, payload = request(
-            host, port, "POST", f"{pl_route(args.name)}/reorder",
+            args, host, port, "POST", f"{pl_route(args.name)}/reorder",
             body={"from": args.from_pos, "to": args.to_pos},
         )
     else:
-        status, payload = call(host, port, "GET", "/help")
+        status, payload = request(args, host, port, "GET", "/help")
 
     print_response(args, status, payload)
 

daemon/Cargo.lock

@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ version = "1.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f2032f911046de80f0a198e0901378627c33f59ea0ac00e363d481118bd70a53"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base64"
+version = "0.22.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "72b3254f16251a8381aa12e40e3c4d2f0199f8c6508fbecb9d91f575e0fbb8c6"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bindgen"
 version = "0.72.1"
@@ -1562,6 +1568,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "sjnmusicd"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "base64",
  "dirs",
  "env_logger",
  "log",

daemon/Cargo.toml

@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ env_logger = "0.11"
 toml = "0.8"
 percent-encoding = "2"
 rand = "0.8"
+# `base64` is used by the optional bearer-token authentication module
+# (`auth.rs`) to encode the 32 random bytes of `auth_token` into a 43-char
+# URL-safe string that fits comfortably in an HTTP header. Pull the URL-safe
+# alphabet (no padding) so the value needs no further quoting.
+base64 = "0.22"
 # `zbus` exposes an org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.sjnmusic service so Linux DEs and
 # media-key daemons can control the daemon even when the GUI process is
 # closed. We run zbus inside a single-threaded tokio runtime hosted by the

daemon/PKGBUILD

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+pkgname=sjnmusicd-git
+pkgver=r8.7d80656
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="SJNmusic daemon (Rust)"
+arch=('x86_64')
+url="https://github.com/serverjonas/SJNmusic"
+license=('MIT')
+
+depends=('glibc' 'alsa-lib' 'yt-dlp')
+makedepends=('git' 'rust' 'cargo')
+
+source=("git+https://github.com/serverjonas/SJNmusic.git")
+sha256sums=('SKIP')
+
+pkgver() {
+    cd "$srcdir/SJNmusic"
+    printf "r%s.%s" \
+        "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" \
+        "$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+}
+
+build() {
+    cd "$srcdir/SJNmusic/daemon"
+    cargo build --release
+}
+
+package() {
+    cd "$srcdir/SJNmusic/daemon"
+
+    install -Dm755 target/release/sjnmusicd \
+        "$pkgdir/usr/bin/sjnmusicd"
+
+    install -Dm644 systemd/sjnmusicd.service \
+        "$pkgdir/usr/lib/systemd/user/sjnmusicd.service"
+
+    install -Dm644 "$srcdir/SJNmusic/LICENSE" \
+        "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE"
+}

daemon/src/auth.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+//! Authentication helpers for the optional bearer-token scheme.
+//!
+//! The daemon can be configured to require `Authorization: Bearer <token>`
+//! for any request whose peer is not a loopback address. This module owns
+//! the three primitives every other auth site relies on:
+//!
+//! * [`generate_token`] — 32 cryptographically random bytes encoded as
+//!   URL-safe unpadded base64 (43 chars, header-safe).
+//! * [`constant_time_eq`] — string compare that does not short-circuit on
+//!   mismatched prefixes/lengths, so a guesser's per-token timing leak is
+//!   bounded to the constant overhead of the loop.
+//! * [`is_local_request`] — true iff the request's TCP peer is in the
+//!   loopback space (including IPv4-mapped IPv6 like `::ffff:127.0.0.1`,
+//!   which `IpAddr::is_loopback` alone does not classify as loopback).
+//!
+//! [`bearer_from_request`] is the only parse path the HTTP layer uses to
+//! extract the credential string, and [`request_is_authorized`] packages
+//! the full "is this caller allowed?" decision so the dispatcher can ask
+//! one boolean question per route.
+//!
+//! These helpers never log the credential. The HTTP server's rejection
+//! paths must call [`request_is_authorized`] (or `bearer_from_request`
+//! + [`constant_time_eq`]) and never `debug!` the bearer header itself:
+//! leaking the value to disk or stdout would defeat the entire scheme.
+
+use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
+
+use base64::{engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD, Engine as _};
+use rand::RngCore;
+use tiny_http::Request;
+
+/// Length of the URL-safe-base64 encoding of 32 bytes (256 / 6 = 43
+/// chars, no padding). Mirrored as a constant in the unit tests below.
+const TOKEN_LEN: usize = 43;
+
+/// Generate a fresh 32-byte bearer token. Output is 43 chars of URL-safe
+/// unpadded base64, drawn from `rand::thread_rng()` which is itself
+/// backed by `getrandom` on Linux — adequate for a single shared secret
+/// against non-state-level attackers.
+pub fn generate_token() -> String {
+    let mut bytes = [0u8; 32];
+    rand::thread_rng().fill_bytes(&mut bytes);
+    URL_SAFE_NO_PAD.encode(bytes)
+}
+
+/// Constant-time equality on string slices. We do NOT short-circuit when
+/// lengths differ: the loop runs over `max(a.len(), b.len())` and folds
+/// the length mismatch into the same XOR-accumulator. For tokens the
+/// legitimate length is a 43-char public constant, so even the
+/// short-circuit-on-length approach wouldn't give an attacker useful
+/// information — but defending against the corner case costs almost
+/// nothing here and keeps the timing profile uniform.
+///
+/// The `core::hint::black_box` calls and a final `Ordering::SeqCst`
+/// compiler fence keep LLVM from recognising the "compute a single
+/// boolean, all of whose inputs feed through `|=`" idiom and
+/// optimising it down to a short-circuiting `==` in release builds.
+/// Defense in depth against an optimisation that would re-introduce
+/// the very timing channel this function exists to suppress.
+pub fn constant_time_eq(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
+    use std::sync::atomic::{compiler_fence, Ordering};
+    let a_bytes = a.as_bytes();
+    let b_bytes = b.as_bytes();
+    let n = a_bytes.len().max(b_bytes.len());
+    let mut diff: u8 = (a_bytes.len() != b_bytes.len()) as u8;
+    for i in 0..n {
+        let x = a_bytes.get(i).copied().unwrap_or(0);
+        let y = b_bytes.get(i).copied().unwrap_or(0);
+        diff |= x ^ y;
+    }
+    let diff = black_box_u8(diff);
+    compiler_fence(Ordering::SeqCst);
+    diff == 0
+}
+
+#[inline]
+fn black_box_u8(x: u8) -> u8 {
+    // `black_box` is a hint to the optimiser: the value may be observed
+    // by an external observer and so should not be elided or folded.
+    std::hint::black_box(x)
+}
+
+/// True iff `req`'s peer address is the IPv4 loopback subnet (including
+/// `127.0.0.0/8` in principle, though tiny_http's `remote_addr` always
+/// reports `127.0.0.1` on Linux), `::1`, OR an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address
+/// like `::ffff:127.0.0.1` that the OS produces when a daemon with a
+/// dual-stack socket accepts a v4 client.
+pub fn is_local_request(req: &Request) -> bool {
+    match req.remote_addr() {
+        Some(addr) => peer_is_loopback(*addr),
+        None => false,
+    }
+}
+
+fn peer_is_loopback(addr: SocketAddr) -> bool {
+    match addr.ip() {
+        IpAddr::V4(v4) => v4.is_loopback(),
+        IpAddr::V6(v6) => {
+            v6.is_loopback()
+                || v6.to_ipv4_mapped()
+                    .map(|v4| v4.is_loopback())
+                    .unwrap_or(false)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Extract the bearer token from an `Authorization` header. Returns
+/// `None` if the header is absent, falls outside the Bearer scheme
+/// (e.g. Basic / Digest), or carries an empty token. Both the header
+/// name and the scheme word are matched case-insensitively per RFC 7235.
+pub fn bearer_from_request(req: &Request) -> Option<String> {
+    for header in req.headers() {
+        if !header.field.equiv("Authorization") {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let trimmed = header.value.as_str().trim_start();
+        const PREFIX: &str = "Bearer ";
+        if trimmed.len() >= PREFIX.len()
+            && trimmed[..PREFIX.len()].eq_ignore_ascii_case(PREFIX)
+        {
+            let token = trimmed[PREFIX.len()..].trim();
+            if !token.is_empty() {
+                return Some(token.to_string());
+            }
+        }
+        // Authorization header was present but malformed (wrong scheme,
+        // empty token, etc). Do NOT silently fall through to treat it
+        // as "no credential"; the caller's auth check will return 401.
+        return None;
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+/// One-line auth decision used by the HTTP dispatcher for every non-auth
+/// route. True if the request is from a loopback peer (always trusted),
+/// OR if the daemon has authentication disabled, OR if the request
+/// carries a `Bearer` header whose value matches the configured token
+/// under [`constant_time_eq`].
+pub fn request_is_authorized(req: &Request, auth_token: Option<&str>) -> bool {
+    if is_local_request(req) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    let Some(expected) = auth_token else {
+        // No token configured → authentication is off entirely.
+        return true;
+    };
+    bearer_from_request(req)
+        .map(|t| constant_time_eq(&t, expected))
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn constant_time_matches_equal_strings() {
+        assert!(constant_time_eq("", ""));
+        assert!(constant_time_eq("a", "a"));
+        assert!(constant_time_eq("hello world", "hello world"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn constant_time_rejects_unequal_strings() {
+        assert!(!constant_time_eq("abc", "abd"));
+        assert!(!constant_time_eq("abc", "ab"));
+        assert!(!constant_time_eq("ab", "abc"));
+        assert!(!constant_time_eq("", "x"));
+        assert!(!constant_time_eq("x", ""));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn generate_produces_distinct_well_formed_tokens() {
+        let t1 = generate_token();
+        let t2 = generate_token();
+        assert_eq!(t1.len(), TOKEN_LEN);
+        assert_eq!(t2.len(), TOKEN_LEN);
+        assert_ne!(t1, t2, "32 random bytes should never collide");
+        // URL-safe base64 alphabet: A-Z a-z 0-9 - _.
+        for c in t1.chars() {
+            assert!(
+                c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == '-' || c == '_',
+                "token contained non-url-safe char: {c:?}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn peer_loopback_accepts_v4_and_v6_variants() {
+        let v4_loopback: SocketAddr = "127.0.0.1:1234".parse().unwrap();
+        let v4_other: SocketAddr = "10.0.0.1:1234".parse().unwrap();
+        let v6_loopback: SocketAddr = "[::1]:1234".parse().unwrap();
+        let v6_other: SocketAddr = "[2001:db8::1]:1234".parse().unwrap();
+        let v4_mapped_loopback: SocketAddr =
+            std::net::SocketAddrV6::new("::ffff:127.0.0.1".parse().unwrap(), 1234, 0, 0)
+                .into();
+        assert!(peer_is_loopback(v4_loopback));
+        assert!(!peer_is_loopback(v4_other));
+        assert!(peer_is_loopback(v6_loopback));
+        assert!(!peer_is_loopback(v6_other));
+        assert!(
+            peer_is_loopback(v4_mapped_loopback),
+            "IPv4-mapped IPv6 must classify as loopback"
+        );
+    }
+}

daemon/src/config.rs

@@ -116,9 +116,36 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub search: SearchConfig,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub download: DownloadConfig,
+    /// When `true`, the daemon requires `Authorization: Bearer <token>`
+    /// for any request whose peer is NOT a loopback address. The matching
+    /// `auth_token` is auto-generated at startup if it is still empty
+    /// (see `daemon::run`), then persisted to disk via
+    /// [`Config::save`] so subsequent restarts reuse the same token.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub auth_enabled: bool,
+    /// Bearer credential compared against incoming `Authorization` headers
+    /// when `auth_enabled = true`. Empty string disables auth entirely
+    /// regardless of the `auth_enabled` flag — the daemon treats any
+    /// `auth_token == ""` as "no token configured, allow all remote".
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub auth_token: String,
 }
 
 impl Config {
+    /// Persist the current `Config` back to its TOML file. Used by the
+    /// daemon only after a new bearer token has been auto-generated at
+    /// startup, so the same token is reusable across restarts. Falls
+    /// back silently on serialization/write failures — the daemon will
+    /// still boot with the in-memory token, it just won't survive a
+    /// restart (and will log a warning about that).
+    pub fn save(&self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let path = config_path();
+        let serialized = toml::to_string_pretty(self).map_err(|e| {
+            std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e.to_string())
+        })?;
+        fs::write(&path, serialized)
+    }
+
     /// Load configuration from the TOML file. If the file does not exist, create
     /// it with sensible defaults so the daemon can be configured on first run.
     pub fn load() -> Self {

daemon/src/daemon.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
 use crate::{
     audio::spawn_audio_thread,
+    auth,
     config::Config,
     db::open_db,
     mpris,
@@ -12,9 +13,95 @@ use crate::{
     state::{DaemonState, RepeatMode, Song},
 };
 
-pub fn run(cfg: Config) {
+/// Returns `true` when the bind host is a loopback interface
+/// (`127.0.0.1`, `::1`, or the conventional `localhost` string). Used by
+/// the startup warning paths to decide whether to alert the operator
+/// about exposing the daemon on a network-reachable address.
+fn bind_is_loopback(host: &str) -> bool {
+    matches!(host, "127.0.0.1" | "::1" | "localhost")
+}
+
+fn warn_if_publicly_exposed(host: &str, auth_on: bool) {
+    if bind_is_loopback(host) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if auth_on {
+        warn!(
+            "sjnmusicd is listening on {host}; remote peers require the configured bearer token (Authorization: Bearer <token>)"
+        );
+    } else {
+        warn!(
+            "sjnmusicd is listening on {host} WITHOUT authentication; anyone on the network can control playback"
+        );
+        // Mirror the warning to stderr so the operator sees it even
+        // when they start the daemon interactively without a log file
+        // and without RUST_LOG configured. env_logger's default filter
+        // ("info") would already include the warn! above, but historical
+        // service-launch recipes often run sjnmusicd via a unit-file
+        // and pipe stdout to /dev/null — belt and braces for safety.
+        eprintln!(
+            "WARNING: sjnmusicd is listening on {host} WITHOUT authentication. \
+             Anyone on the network can control playback. \
+             Set auth_enabled = true in {} (alongside any auth_token you want to use) to require bearer tokens.",
+            crate::paths::config_path(),
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/// Build the effective bearer-token the HTTP server should use for
+/// the lifetime of this process. Behaviour matches the design spec:
+///
+/// * `auth_enabled = false` ⇒ authentication is off entirely.
+///   Token returned is `None`, regardless of any leftover config value.
+/// * `auth_enabled = true && auth_token == ""` ⇒ generate a fresh
+///   32-byte URL-safe base64 token, persist it to disk so the next
+///   startup keeps using the same one, and return it.
+/// * `auth_enabled = true && auth_token != ""` ⇒ reuse what the
+///   operator already configured. We do NOT validate the token's
+///   content (e.g. base64-ness) at boot — if it's malformed,
+///   `request_is_authorized` will simply never match and any remote
+///   caller will see 401. That's safe: a wrong token != a correct
+///   token to a constant-time comparator.
+///
+/// Returns `Some(token)` when auth is on, `None` otherwise. The
+/// caller decides whether to emit startup warnings based on whether
+/// the daemon is exposed on a non-loopback address.
+fn resolve_auth_token(cfg: &mut Config) -> Option<String> {
+    if !cfg.auth_enabled {
+        return None;
+    }
+    if !cfg.auth_token.is_empty() {
+        info!(
+            "Authentication enabled; using configured auth_token (length {})",
+            cfg.auth_token.len()
+        );
+        return Some(cfg.auth_token.clone());
+    }
+    let token = auth::generate_token();
+    info!(
+        "Authentication enabled; generated new auth_token (length {}). Use `sjnmusic --host 127.0.0.1 GET /auth/token` to read it.",
+        token.len()
+    );
+    cfg.auth_token = token.clone();
+    match cfg.save() {
+        Ok(()) => info!(
+            "Persisted new auth_token to {} so restarts keep using the same token.",
+            crate::paths::config_path()
+        ),
+        Err(e) => warn!(
+            "Failed to persist new auth_token to {}: {e}. Token will rotate on every restart until the file becomes writable.",
+            crate::paths::config_path()
+        ),
+    }
+    Some(token)
+}
+
+pub fn run(mut cfg: Config) {
     info!("Starting sjnmusicd");
 
+    let auth_token = resolve_auth_token(&mut cfg);
+    warn_if_publicly_exposed(&cfg.server.host, auth_token.is_some());
+
     let conn = open_db();
     let audio_handle = Arc::new(spawn_audio_thread());
 
@@ -35,7 +122,7 @@ pub fn run(cfg: Config) {
     let server_handle = thread::Builder::new()
         .name("sjnmusic-http".into())
         .spawn(move || {
-            start_server(server_state, &host, port);
+            start_server(server_state, &host, port, auth_token);
         });
     if let Err(e) = server_handle {
         error!("Failed to spawn HTTP server thread: {e}");

daemon/src/main.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod audio;
+mod auth;
 mod config;
 mod daemon;
 mod db;
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ mod mpris;
 mod paths;
 mod server;
 mod state;
+mod youtube;
 
 fn main() {
     // Initialise logging first so subsequent startup steps are visible.

daemon/src/server.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 use tiny_http::{Header, Method, Request, Response, Server, StatusCode};
 
 use crate::audio::AudioCmd;
+use crate::auth;
 use crate::state::{init_async, init_batch, DaemonState, RepeatMode};
+use crate::youtube::{pick_best, rank_query, AUTO_PICK_MARGIN};
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct ApiError {
@@ -36,12 +38,24 @@ fn parse_body(body: &str) -> serde_json::Result<serde_json::Value> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn start_server(state: Arc<Mutex<DaemonState>>, host: &str, port: u16) {
+pub fn start_server(
+    state: Arc<Mutex<DaemonState>>,
+    host: &str,
+    port: u16,
+    auth_token: Option<String>,
+) {
     let addr = format!("{host}:{port}");
     let server = match Server::http(&addr) {
         Ok(s) => {
             info!("HTTP server listening on http://{addr}");
             info!("Set RUST_LOG=debug for verbose logs");
+            if auth_token.is_some() {
+                info!(
+                    "Bearer-token authentication enabled (remote peers require Authorization: Bearer <token>)"
+                );
+            } else {
+                info!("Authentication disabled (all peers trusted)");
+            }
             s
         }
         Err(e) => {
@@ -54,8 +68,11 @@ pub fn start_server(state: Arc<Mutex<DaemonState>>, host: &str, port: u16) {
         let state = state.clone();
         let url = request.url().to_string();
         let method = request.method().clone();
-        debug!("{} {}", method, url);
+        // Clone per request so handlers can borrow it; tiny_http consumes
-        if let Err(e) = handle(request, state, &method, &url) {
+        // `request` in `respond`, so we can't share a long-lived binding
+        // across the loop without sending it back in.
+        let auth_token = auth_token.clone();
+        if let Err(e) = handle(request, state, &method, &url, &auth_token) {
             warn!("Failed to respond: {e}");
         }
     }
@@ -72,18 +89,37 @@ fn handle(
     state: Arc<Mutex<DaemonState>>,
     method: &Method,
     url: &str,
+    auth_token: &Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let path = url.split('?').next().unwrap_or(url);
     let route = route_for(method, path);
 
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Token / pairing endpoints bypass the bearer check but enforce a
+    // hard localhost requirement: they only respond to loopback peers.
+    // A non-local request to /auth/token or /auth/pair is a misuse, and
+    // returning a clear 403 (rather than 401, which would imply "you
+    // could supply the right credential") avoids confusing attackers
+    // who probe them from off-host.
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    match route {
+        Route::AuthTokenGet => return handle_auth_token(request, auth_token),
+        Route::AuthPair => return handle_auth_pair(request, auth_token),
+        _ => {}
+    }
+
     if matches!(route, Route::Help) {
         let resp = json_response(200, &serde_json::json!({
             "endpoints": [
                 "GET  /help",
+                "GET  /auth/token (localhost-only; returns the bearer token when auth is enabled)",
+                "POST /auth/pair (localhost-only; pairing-style token endpoint, currently returns the same token as /auth/token)",
                 "GET  /songs?q=",
                 "GET  /search?q=... (best match) or POST /search {query}",
                 "GET  /search/all?q=... (every match above threshold)",
-                "GET  /search/yt?q=...&limit=N (yt-dlp candidates for picker)",
+                "GET  /search/yt?q=...&limit=N (raw yt-dlp candidates for picker)",
+                "GET  /search/yt/ranked?q=...&limit=N (scored + sorted candidates; re-ranks 3 query variants)",
+                "GET  /pick?q=...&limit=N&margin=N (auto-pick when top score > runner-up by margin, otherwise returns candidates)",
                 "GET  /queue",
                 "GET  /now-playing",
                 "GET  /downloads",
@@ -96,6 +132,7 @@ fn handle(
                 "POST /del {query}",
                 "POST /init {song} (async, returns job id, status 202)",
                 "POST /init/batch {songs:[...]}",
+                "POST /play/all",
                 "POST /skip",
                 "POST /pause",
                 "POST /resume",
@@ -119,6 +156,45 @@ fn handle(
         return Ok(request.respond(resp)?);
     }
 
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Auth gate for every other route. We deliberately do NOT log the
+    // Authorization header's value (or even its presence with explicit
+    // token bytes) — the attacker-supplied bytes are the secret. Only
+    // the route + method is logged so an operator can correlate
+    // rejections with client intent.
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    if !auth::request_is_authorized(&request, auth_token.as_deref()) {
+        debug!(
+            "auth: rejecting {method} {path} from {} (no/invalid token)",
+            request
+                .remote_addr()
+                .map(|a| a.ip().to_string())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "<unknown>".to_string())
+        );
+        let mut resp = json_response(
+            401,
+            &ApiError {
+                error: "unauthorized".to_string(),
+            },
+        );
+        // Advertise the auth scheme to well-behaved clients (the CLI's
+        // auto-fetch fallback, future GUI implementations, third-party
+        // tools). The `realm` is purely informational; the daemon
+        // doesn't currently namespace per-user, so a single realm label
+        // is sufficient. We only attach the header when authentication
+        // IS actually enabled, so a 401 from a daemon with auth off
+        // doesn't advertise a mechanism that wouldn't accept a token.
+        if auth_token.is_some() {
+            if let Ok(h) = Header::from_bytes(
+                &b"WWW-Authenticate"[..],
+                &b"Bearer realm=\"sjnmusicd\""[..],
+            ) {
+                resp.add_header(h);
+            }
+        }
+        return Ok(request.respond(resp)?);
+    }
+
     let mut body_text = String::new();
     if matches!(method, Method::Post | Method::Delete | Method::Put | Method::Patch) {
         match read_body(&mut request) {
@@ -149,6 +225,13 @@ fn handle(
 
     let response = match route {
         Route::Help => unreachable!(),
+        // /auth/token and /auth/pair are intercepted at the top of
+        // `handle()` (before the auth gate) and short-circuited with an
+        // explicit `return`. After that gate they cannot reach this
+        // dispatch block, so the arms below are defensive.
+        Route::AuthTokenGet | Route::AuthPair => unreachable!(
+            "/auth/token and /auth/pair are intercepted before this match"
+        ),
 
         Route::Songs => {
             let q = query_params.get("q").map(|s| s.as_str());
@@ -180,7 +263,15 @@ fn handle(
                     .get("limit")
                     .and_then(|s| s.parse::<usize>().ok())
                     .unwrap_or(state.search_count);
-                match state.search_yt_sync(&q, limit) {
+                // Release the synchronous state guard BEFORE calling
+                // search_yt_sync — yt-dlp can take 30+ seconds on a slow
+                // network and holding the daemon mutex here would freeze
+                // every other endpoint (including the GUI's `/init`,
+                // `/downloads`, `/now-playing` polls) for the entire
+                // duration. Mirrors the drop-then-call pattern that
+                // `init_sync` already uses.
+                drop(state);
+                match DaemonState::search_yt_sync(&q, limit) {
                     Ok(results) => json_response(200, &serde_json::json!({
                         "query": q,
                         "limit": limit,
@@ -192,6 +283,48 @@ fn handle(
             Err(e) => error_response(e),
         },
 
+        Route::SearchYtRanked => match query_or_body(&query_params, &body_text) {
+            Ok(q) => {
+                let limit = query_params
+                    .get("limit")
+                    .and_then(|s| s.parse::<usize>().ok())
+                    .unwrap_or(state.search_count);
+                // Same lock-drop reasoning as `/search/yt` — parallel
+                // yt-dlp invocations can reach 30s+ each before they
+                // return, and we don't want to keep the state mutex for
+                // the duration.
+                drop(state);
+                match rank_query(&q, limit) {
+                    Ok(ranked) => json_response(200, &serde_json::json!({
+                        "query": q,
+                        "limit": limit,
+                        "results": ranked,
+                    })),
+                    Err(e) => error_response(e),
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => error_response(e),
+        },
+
+        Route::Pick => match query_or_body(&query_params, &body_text) {
+            Ok(q) => {
+                let limit = query_params
+                    .get("limit")
+                    .and_then(|s| s.parse::<usize>().ok())
+                    .unwrap_or(state.search_count);
+                let margin = query_params
+                    .get("margin")
+                    .and_then(|s| s.parse::<i32>().ok())
+                    .unwrap_or(AUTO_PICK_MARGIN);
+                drop(state);
+                match pick_best(&q, limit, margin) {
+                    Ok(resp) => json_response(200, &resp),
+                    Err(e) => error_response(e),
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => error_response(e),
+        },
+
         Route::Queue => json_response(200, &serde_json::json!({
             "queue": state.queue,
             "current": state.current,
@@ -280,6 +413,14 @@ fn handle(
             Err(e) => error_response(e),
         },
 
+        Route::PlayAll => match state.play_all_random() {
+            Ok(len) => json_response(
+                200,
+                &serde_json::json!({ "queued": len }),
+            ),
+            Err(e) => error_response(e),
+        },
+
         Route::Skip => {
             state.audio_handle.send(AudioCmd::Stop);
             // Always clear current — a skip is an explicit decision to
@@ -437,6 +578,73 @@ fn json_response_now_playing(state: &DaemonState) -> Response<std::io::Cursor<Ve
     )
 }
 
+fn handle_auth_token(
+    request: Request,
+    auth_token: &Option<String>,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    if !auth::is_local_request(&request) {
+        let resp = json_response(
+            403,
+            &ApiError {
+                error: "/auth/token is reachable only from loopback".to_string(),
+            },
+        );
+        return Ok(request.respond(resp)?);
+    }
+    match auth_token.as_deref() {
+        Some(t) => {
+            let resp = json_response(200, &serde_json::json!({ "token": t }));
+            Ok(request.respond(resp)?)
+        }
+        None => {
+            // No token configured → authentication is off. We expose
+            // this explicitly so the CLI knows not to bother retrying.
+            let resp = json_response(
+                404,
+                &ApiError {
+                    error: "authentication disabled (no token configured)".to_string(),
+                },
+            );
+            Ok(request.respond(resp)?)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn handle_auth_pair(
+    request: Request,
+    auth_token: &Option<String>,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    if !auth::is_local_request(&request) {
+        let resp = json_response(
+            403,
+            &ApiError {
+                error: "/auth/pair is reachable only from loopback".to_string(),
+            },
+        );
+        return Ok(request.respond(resp)?);
+    }
+    // The full pairing endpoint can in future rotate / generate /
+    // revoke. Today it mirrors /auth/token: token is generated at
+    // daemon startup and persists in `~/.sjn/music/config.toml`, so
+    // there is nothing to do here. The endpoint still exists so future
+    // servers can extend it without a CLI breaking change.
+    match auth_token.as_deref() {
+        Some(t) => {
+            let resp = json_response(200, &serde_json::json!({ "token": t }));
+            Ok(request.respond(resp)?)
+        }
+        None => {
+            let resp = json_response(
+                404,
+                &ApiError {
+                    error: "authentication disabled (no token configured)".to_string(),
+                },
+            );
+            Ok(request.respond(resp)?)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum AudioRoute {
     Pause,
@@ -471,10 +679,14 @@ fn handle_audio_route(
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum Route {
     Help,
+    AuthTokenGet,
+    AuthPair,
     Songs,
     Search,
     SearchAll,
     SearchYt,
+    SearchYtRanked,
+    Pick,
     Queue,
     NowPlaying,
     Downloads,
@@ -485,6 +697,7 @@ enum Route {
     Del,
     InitAsync,
     InitBatch,
+    PlayAll,
     Skip,
     QueueShuffle,
     QueueClear,
@@ -510,9 +723,13 @@ fn route_for(method: &Method, path: &str) -> Route {
     let p = path.trim_end_matches('/');
     match (method, p) {
         (Method::Get, "") | (Method::Get, "/help") => Route::Help,
+        (Method::Get, "/auth/token") => Route::AuthTokenGet,
+        (Method::Post, "/auth/pair") => Route::AuthPair,
         (Method::Get, "/songs") => Route::Songs,
         (m, "/search") if matches!(m, Method::Get | Method::Post) => Route::Search,
         (Method::Get, "/search/all") => Route::SearchAll,
+        (Method::Get, "/search/yt/ranked") => Route::SearchYtRanked,
+        (Method::Get, "/pick") => Route::Pick,
         (Method::Get, "/search/yt") => Route::SearchYt,
         (Method::Get, "/queue") => Route::Queue,
         (Method::Get, "/now-playing") => Route::NowPlaying,
@@ -524,6 +741,7 @@ fn route_for(method: &Method, path: &str) -> Route {
         (Method::Post, "/del") => Route::Del,
         (Method::Post, "/init") => Route::InitAsync,
         (Method::Post, "/init/batch") => Route::InitBatch,
+        (Method::Post, "/play/all") => Route::PlayAll,
         (Method::Post, "/skip") => Route::Skip,
         (Method::Post, "/queue/shuffle") => Route::QueueShuffle,
         (Method::Post, "/queue/clear") => Route::QueueClear,

daemon/src/state.rs

@@ -450,6 +450,40 @@ impl DaemonState {
         Ok(song)
     }
 
+    /// Replace the queue with a shuffled copy of the entire library.
+    ///
+    /// Mirrors `/playlists/{name}/play`: clear the queue, re-insert in
+    /// random order, persist to the DB, and refresh `cycle_snapshot` so
+    /// `RepeatMode::All` keeps looping over the same shuffle. The daemon
+    /// tick loop picks up the new head of queue and starts playback
+    /// automatically once the audio engine is idle (same model as
+    /// `/play`); calling `play_all_random` while a song is playing only
+    /// queues the rest of the library behind the current track.
+    ///
+    /// Returns the number of songs queued. An empty library surfaces
+    /// `"library is empty"` to the HTTP layer so the GUI/CLI can render
+    /// a useful toast instead of silently doing nothing.
+    pub fn play_all_random(&mut self) -> Result<usize, String> {
+        let mut shuffled = self.all_songs();
+        if shuffled.is_empty() {
+            return Err("library is empty".to_string());
+        }
+        use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
+        shuffled.shuffle(&mut rand::thread_rng());
+        {
+            let conn = self.lock_conn();
+            Self::queue_clear_db(&conn).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+            for s in &shuffled {
+                Self::queue_append_db(&conn, s.id).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+            }
+        }
+        let len = shuffled.len();
+        self.queue = shuffled;
+        self.cycle_snapshot = self.queue.clone();
+        info!("Play-all: queued {len} songs in random order");
+        Ok(len)
+    }
+
     /// In-place shuffle of the current queue.
     pub fn shuffle_queue(&mut self) -> Result<(), String> {
         if self.queue.len() < 2 {
@@ -556,7 +590,16 @@ impl DaemonState {
     /// non-zero exit are tolerated as much as possible: an empty list is
     /// returned when nothing parsed, while a yt-dlp startup failure surfaces
     /// a descriptive error string so the CLI can show it to the user.
-    pub fn search_yt_sync(&self, query: &str, limit: usize) -> Result<Vec<YtCandidate>, String> {
+    ///
+    /// Lives as an associated function (no `&self`) so the HTTP handler can
+    /// release the daemon state mutex before spawning yt-dlp. Earlier
+    /// revisions invoked this as `state.search_yt_sync(...)` *while*
+    /// holding the single-threaded `tiny_http` request handler's state
+    /// guard, which froze the entire daemon (including `/init`, `/queue`,
+    /// `/now-playing`) for the full duration of a yt-dlp search — typically
+    /// 30+ seconds on a slow network. Mirrors the lock-free pattern already
+    /// used for `init_sync` below.
+    pub fn search_yt_sync(query: &str, limit: usize) -> Result<Vec<YtCandidate>, String> {
         let limit = limit.max(1);
         let src = format!("ytsearch{limit}:{query}");
         debug!("yt-dlp search: {src}");

daemon/src/youtube.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,927 @@
+//! YouTube candidate ranking + auto-pick heuristics.
+//!
+//! Wraps `DaemonState::search_yt_sync` with a layer that pushes the most
+//! likely "official" track to the top of the candidate list, so the user
+//! rarely needs to manually pick a result.
+//!
+//! ## Why
+//!
+//! `yt-dlp -j ytsearch5:"<artist> <title>"` returns whatever YouTube's
+//! own search-order decides (closely tied to view count, recency, and
+//! relative engagement) — which means a 5-year-old fan-upload with
+//! "Lyrics" in the title often outranks the official 2024 upload from
+//! the artist's own channel. The ranking heuristics here re-score
+//! every candidate with explicit signals so the official track wins
+//! in the common case.
+//!
+//! ## Pipeline
+//!
+//! 1. [`query_variants`] expands `<artist> <title>` into 3 ytsearch
+//!    queries: raw, "official video", "official audio". Each variant
+//!    biases toward the channel pattern YouTube's official uploads
+//!    follow ("Artist - Topic", "VEVO", "(Official)").
+//! 2. [`rank_query`] runs every variant **in parallel** (each spawns
+//!    its own yt-dlp subprocess), merges, dedupes, scores, and returns
+//!    the top-`limit` sorted by score.
+//! 3. [`pick_best`] adds the auto-pick decision on top: when the top
+//!    score beats the runner-up by [`AUTO_PICK_MARGIN`] points, the
+//!    caller can proceed straight to download without surfacing a
+//!    picker.
+//!
+//! Scoring constants live next to the scorer so the spec in the repo
+//! docs and the code can never drift apart — adjust the numbers here
+//! when refining the heuristics.
+
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::thread;
+
+use log::{debug, warn};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use strsim::jaro_winkler;
+
+use crate::state::{DaemonState, YtCandidate};
+
+// =====================================================================
+// Scoring constants — tuned to the spec in /docs/INTERFACE.md (search
+// ranking heuristics). Pull these into your editor and read them next
+// to `score_candidate` when adjusting values.
+// =====================================================================
+
+/// Official-artist-channel marker. Bigger than every other positive
+/// signal combined so a real official upload will always outrank even
+/// the most popular fan upload.
+pub const OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_BOOST: i32 = 100;
+/// "Official Video" / "Official Music Video" / "Official Audio" phrase
+/// in the title. Stacks with `OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_BOOST`.
+pub const OFFICIAL_PHRASE_BOOST: i32 = 30;
+/// All (non-trivial) tokens from the parsed query appear in the
+/// candidate title. Stops "Best Of" compilations and audio-twin
+/// decoys from outscoring the real track.
+pub const TITLE_INCLUDES_QUERY_BOOST: i32 = 40;
+/// Duration sits in the 2–4 minute "ideal" band.
+pub const DURATION_IDEAL_BOOST: i32 = 20;
+/// Duration sits in the 1.5–6 minute "acceptable" band (excluding
+/// ideal).
+pub const DURATION_ACCEPTABLE_BOOST: i32 = 10;
+/// Duration is over 8 minutes (audiobooks, full live sets).
+pub const DURATION_LONG_PENALTY: i32 = -30;
+/// Duration is suspiciously short (< 1 minute).
+pub const DURATION_SHORT_PENALTY: i32 = -15;
+/// yt-dlp didn't report a duration at all (livestream, region-locked).
+pub const DURATION_UNKNOWN_PENALTY: i32 = -5;
+
+/// Tokens like "Lyrics", "Lyric Video" in the title.
+pub const LYRICS_PENALTY: i32 = -40;
+/// Reaction channels (Reaction / Reacts / First Listen).
+pub const REACTION_PENALTY: i32 = -80;
+/// "Remix" / "Edit" / "Mashup" — skipped when the user typed "remix".
+pub const REMIX_PENALTY: i32 = -50;
+/// "Live" / "Concert" — skipped when the user typed "live".
+pub const LIVE_PENALTY: i32 = -40;
+/// Nightcore / Bass Boosted / Slowed / Reverb. These are spam-flag
+/// genres; skipping is unconditional because that's not how anybody
+/// searches for music they actually want.
+pub const SPAM_PENALTY: i32 = -80;
+/// "Instrumental" — skipped when the user typed "instrumental".
+pub const INSTRUMENTAL_PENALTY: i32 = -60;
+/// "Karaoke" — always penalised.
+pub const KARAOKE_PENALTY: i32 = -60;
+/// Requested artist does not fuzzy-match the candidate's
+/// uploader / title at all.
+pub const ARTIST_MISMATCH_PENALTY: i32 = -60;
+/// Small penalty applied to fan uploads when at least one
+/// genuinely-official upload (`VEVO`, `- Topic`, `(Official)`)
+/// exists in the candidate set. Disappears when no official
+/// candidate was found at all, so genuinely obscure tracks aren't
+/// over-penalised. Spec: "Fan uploads: Small penalty unless no
+/// official upload exists."
+pub const FAN_UPLOAD_PENALTY: i32 = -10;
+
+/// Below this Jaro-Winkler similarity the artist match is treated as
+/// "missing" → `ARTIST_MISMATCH_PENALTY`.
+pub const ARTIST_MATCH_REJECT: f64 = 0.65;
+
+// Duration thresholds (seconds). Spec bands:
+//   ideal      = 2–4 min  → +20
+//   acceptable = 2–6 min, excluding ideal → +10
+//   long       = > 8 min  → penalty
+pub const IDEAL_SONG_SECS: f64 = 120.0;
+pub const IDEAL_SONG_SECS_MAX: f64 = 240.0;
+pub const MIN_SONG_SECS: f64 = 120.0;
+pub const MAX_SONG_SECS: f64 = 360.0;
+pub const LONG_SONG_SECS: f64 = 480.0;
+pub const VERY_SHORT_SECS: f64 = 60.0;
+
+/// Margin (in score points) by which the top candidate must beat the
+/// runner-up before `pick_best` decides to auto-select. Matches the
+/// "best by ≥30" example in the spec.
+pub const AUTO_PICK_MARGIN: i32 = 30;
+
+/// Extra candidates fetched per variant beyond what the caller asked
+/// for, to leave headroom after dedupe + scoring.
+pub const PER_VARIANT_LIMIT_BUMP: usize = 2;
+/// Lower bound on per-variant ytsearch limit even when the caller asks
+/// for fewer.
+pub const MIN_PER_VARIANT_LIMIT: usize = 3;
+
+// =====================================================================
+// ParsedQuery — split `<artist> <title>` into proper halves so we can
+// do artist-matching without trusting only the title.
+// =====================================================================
+
+/// Parsed-out (artist, title, raw) for ranking and artist-matching.
+/// `artist` is `None` when the query can't be split cleanly; the
+/// scorer just skips the artist mismatch penalty in that case rather
+/// than guessing.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct ParsedQuery {
+    pub artist: Option<String>,
+    pub title: String,
+    /// The full input the user typed, kept verbatim so we can detect
+    /// `remix`, `live`, `instrumental`, etc. user-intent modifiers.
+    pub raw: String,
+}
+
+impl ParsedQuery {
+    /// Try common separators in order. Falls back to "all of the
+    /// query is the title, no artist info" when nothing matches.
+    /// Returns `None` for empty/whitespace input so the ranker
+    /// can short-circuit (ytsearch has nothing useful to ask for).
+    ///
+    /// Accepts both spaced and bare separators so copy-pasted
+    /// metadata like `Artist:Title` (no surrounding spaces) and
+    /// `Artist - Title` both parse cleanly. Tokenizing beyond
+    /// the first occurrence is intentional — callers can always
+    /// pass the raw query if the heuristic misfires.
+    pub fn parse(query: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+        let q = query.trim();
+        if q.is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
+        for sep in [" - ", " | "] {
+            if let Some(idx) = q.find(sep) {
+                let a = q[..idx].trim();
+                let t = q[idx + sep.len()..].trim();
+                if !a.is_empty() && !t.is_empty() {
+                    return Some(Self {
+                        artist: Some(a.to_string()),
+                        title: t.to_string(),
+                        raw: q.to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // Colon: any of ` : `, ` :`, `: `, or bare `:` — handlers
+        // trim afterwards, so whitespace variants collapse to the
+        // same split.
+        if let Some(idx) = q.find(':') {
+            let a = q[..idx].trim();
+            let t = q[idx + 1..].trim();
+            if !a.is_empty() && !t.is_empty() {
+                return Some(Self {
+                    artist: Some(a.to_string()),
+                    title: t.to_string(),
+                    raw: q.to_string(),
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        Some(Self {
+            artist: None,
+            title: q.to_string(),
+            raw: q.to_string(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+// =====================================================================
+// Query variants — expand a query into 3 ytsearch calls that together
+// surface both the user's own-channel uploads and YouTube's
+// auto-generated "Topic" channels.
+// =====================================================================
+
+/// Expand `<artist> <title>` into a small batch of ytsearch-friendly
+/// queries. The first element is always the raw query (so dedup-by-id
+/// can collapse matches across variants). Subsequent entries bias
+/// toward the "tagged Artist's <Title> [Official…]" pattern that
+/// official uploads follow.
+pub fn query_variants(raw: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+    let raw = raw.trim();
+    if raw.is_empty() {
+        return Vec::new();
+    }
+    let stripped = strip_official_suffix(raw);
+    let mut out = vec![
+        stripped.to_string(),
+        format!("{stripped} official video"),
+        format!("{stripped} official audio"),
+    ];
+    let mut seen = HashSet::new();
+    out.retain(|v| seen.insert(v.clone()));
+    out
+}
+
+/// Strip a trailing "official video" / "official music video" /
+/// "official audio" suffix from the query so re-adding it doesn't
+/// double the term.
+fn strip_official_suffix(s: &str) -> &str {
+    let lower = s.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    for suf in ["official music video", "official video", "official audio"] {
+        if let Some(rest) = lower.strip_suffix(suf) {
+            let trimmed = rest.trim_end_matches(|c: char| c == '-' || c.is_whitespace());
+            return s[..trimmed.len()].trim_end();
+        }
+    }
+    s
+}
+
+// =====================================================================
+// ScoreBreakdown — every scoring field, kept around for the GUI/CLI
+// to render "why was this picked" tooltips.
+// =====================================================================
+
+/// Per-candidate score breakdown that the ranker and the GUI/CLI both
+/// read. `total` is what sorting + auto-pick decisions use; the rest
+/// are surfaced as badges.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct ScoreBreakdown {
+    pub total: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub official_channel: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub official_phrase: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub title_match: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub artist_match: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub duration: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub fan_upload: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub lyrics: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub reaction: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub remix: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub live: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub spam: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub instrumental: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub karaoke: i32,
+}
+
+/// YtCandidate + score + flags. `score` is the breakdown `total` so
+/// consumers can sort cheaply; the full `breakdown` is included for
+/// the GUI's "why was this picked?" tooltip.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct RankedCandidate {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub base: YtCandidate,
+    pub score: i32,
+    /// Full score breakdown so the GUI/CLI can render "official +35",
+    /// "lyrics -40" etc. `None` if the scorer short-circuited.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub breakdown: Option<ScoreBreakdown>,
+    /// Detected badges (`official`, `lyrics`, `live`, `reaction`,
+    /// `remix`, `nightcore`, `slowed`, `bass-boosted`, `reverb`,
+    /// `instrumental`, `karaoke`, `long`, `short`,
+    /// `artist-mismatch`).
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    pub flags: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+// =====================================================================
+// score_candidate — the heart of the ranking. Returns (breakdown, flags).
+// =====================================================================
+
+/// Score a single yt-dlp candidate against the parsed query.
+/// Mutates everyone-but-flags of `ScoreBreakdown::total` at the end.
+pub fn score_candidate(pq: &ParsedQuery, c: &YtCandidate) -> (ScoreBreakdown, Vec<String>) {
+    let mut s = ScoreBreakdown::default();
+    let mut flags: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
+    let raw_lower = pq.raw.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    let title_lower = c.title.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    let uploader_lower = c.uploader.to_ascii_lowercase();
+
+    // ---- Positive signals ----------------------------------------
+
+    // Official artist channel.
+    // YouTube's auto-generated "Topic" channels (e.g. "Artist - Topic")
+    // are official uploads by definition — the copyright holder
+    // registered them via YouTube's Content ID. VEVO is the legacy
+    // official channel provider. "(Official)" / "Official Artist
+    // Channel" appear in the uploader string when YouTube has flagged
+    // the channel.
+    let official_markers = ["vevo", " - topic", "(official)", "official artist channel"];
+    if official_markers.iter().any(|kw| uploader_lower.contains(kw)) {
+        s.official_channel = OFFICIAL_CHANNEL_BOOST;
+        flags.push("official".to_string());
+    }
+
+    // Title contains ALL non-trivial tokens from the parsed query.
+    let mut required: Vec<String> = pq
+        .title
+        .split_whitespace()
+        .filter(|w| w.len() > 2)
+        .map(|w| w.to_ascii_lowercase())
+        .collect();
+    if let Some(a) = &pq.artist {
+        for w in a.split_whitespace().filter(|w| w.len() > 2) {
+            required.push(w.to_ascii_lowercase());
+        }
+    }
+    if !required.is_empty() && required.iter().all(|t| title_lower.contains(t)) {
+        s.title_match = TITLE_INCLUDES_QUERY_BOOST;
+    }
+
+    // "Official Video" / "Official Music Video" / "Official Audio" in title.
+    let official_phrases = ["official music video", "official video", "official audio"];
+    if official_phrases.iter().any(|p| title_lower.contains(p)) {
+        s.official_phrase = OFFICIAL_PHRASE_BOOST;
+        if !flags.iter().any(|f| f == "official") {
+            // Only push the "official-upload" tag if we didn't already
+            // tag the channel as official — keeps the badge list short.
+            flags.push("official-upload".to_string());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Artist matching: requested artist vs uploader / title / channel.
+    // `pick_uploader` in state.rs prefers the channel string, so the
+    // `uploader` field IS the channel-name-equivalent for most videos.
+    if let Some(artist) = &pq.artist {
+        let artist_lower = artist.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        if !artist_lower.is_empty() {
+            let sim_uploader = jaro_winkler(&artist_lower, &uploader_lower);
+            let sim_title = jaro_winkler(&artist_lower, &title_lower);
+            let best = sim_uploader.max(sim_title);
+            if best < ARTIST_MATCH_REJECT {
+                s.artist_match = ARTIST_MISMATCH_PENALTY;
+                flags.push("artist-mismatch".to_string());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Duration scoring.
+    let dur = c.duration_secs;
+    if dur <= 0.0 {
+        s.duration = DURATION_UNKNOWN_PENALTY;
+    } else if dur >= IDEAL_SONG_SECS && dur <= IDEAL_SONG_SECS_MAX {
+        s.duration = DURATION_IDEAL_BOOST;
+    } else if dur >= MIN_SONG_SECS && dur <= MAX_SONG_SECS {
+        s.duration = DURATION_ACCEPTABLE_BOOST;
+    } else if dur > LONG_SONG_SECS {
+        s.duration = DURATION_LONG_PENALTY;
+        flags.push("long".to_string());
+    } else if dur < VERY_SHORT_SECS {
+        s.duration = DURATION_SHORT_PENALTY;
+        flags.push("short".to_string());
+    }
+
+    // ---- Negative signals -----------------------------------------
+    // Each has a corresponding "user opted in" guard so a search for
+    // "song remix" doesn't penalise the remix itself.
+
+    let user_wants = |kw: &str| raw_lower.contains(kw);
+    let title_has = |terms: &[&str]| terms.iter().any(|t| title_lower.contains(t));
+
+    if !user_wants("lyric") && title_has(&["lyric", "lyrics"]) {
+        s.lyrics = LYRICS_PENALTY;
+        flags.push("lyrics".to_string());
+    }
+    if !user_wants("reaction") && title_has(&["reaction", "reacts", "first listen"]) {
+        s.reaction = REACTION_PENALTY;
+        flags.push("reaction".to_string());
+    }
+    if !user_wants("remix") && title_has(&["remix", "edit", "mashup"]) {
+        s.remix = REMIX_PENALTY;
+        flags.push("remix".to_string());
+    }
+    if !user_wants("live") && title_has(&["live", "concert"]) {
+        s.live = LIVE_PENALTY;
+        flags.push("live".to_string());
+    }
+    if title_has(&["nightcore"]) {
+        s.spam += SPAM_PENALTY;
+        flags.push("nightcore".to_string());
+    }
+    if title_has(&["bass boosted"]) {
+        s.spam += SPAM_PENALTY;
+        flags.push("bass-boosted".to_string());
+    }
+    if title_has(&["slowed"]) {
+        s.spam += SPAM_PENALTY;
+        flags.push("slowed".to_string());
+    }
+    if title_has(&["reverb"]) {
+        s.spam += SPAM_PENALTY;
+        flags.push("reverb".to_string());
+    }
+    if !user_wants("instrumental") && title_has(&["instrumental"]) {
+        s.instrumental = INSTRUMENTAL_PENALTY;
+        flags.push("instrumental".to_string());
+    }
+    if title_has(&["karaoke"]) {
+        s.karaoke = KARAOKE_PENALTY;
+        flags.push("karaoke".to_string());
+    }
+
+    // `fan_upload` is updated by `apply_fan_upload_penalty` after
+    // scoring; deliberately omitted from the initial total sum so
+    // the post-pass owns the bookkeeping and syncs `rc.score = b.total`.
+    s.total = s.official_channel
+        + s.official_phrase
+        + s.title_match
+        + s.artist_match
+        + s.duration
+        + s.lyrics
+        + s.reaction
+        + s.remix
+        + s.live
+        + s.spam
+        + s.instrumental
+        + s.karaoke;
+    (s, flags)
+}
+
+// =====================================================================
+// dedupe_candidates — drop exact-id duplicates first, then near-by
+// title + uploader copies so VEVO + Topic + "Full Album" copies of
+// the same track collapse into one ranked row.
+// =====================================================================
+
+pub fn dedupe_candidates(candidates: Vec<YtCandidate>) -> Vec<YtCandidate> {
+    let mut out: Vec<YtCandidate> = Vec::new();
+    for c in candidates {
+        if out.iter().any(|existing| existing.id == c.id) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let dup = out.iter().any(|existing| {
+            let t_sim = jaro_winkler(
+                &existing.title.to_ascii_lowercase(),
+                &c.title.to_ascii_lowercase(),
+            );
+            let u_sim = jaro_winkler(
+                &existing.uploader.to_ascii_lowercase(),
+                &c.uploader.to_ascii_lowercase(),
+            );
+            t_sim > 0.85 && u_sim > 0.70
+        });
+        if !dup {
+            out.push(c);
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+// =====================================================================
+// Fan-upload penalty — small -10 to non-official candidates when at
+// least one official upload exists in the result set. Spec line:
+// "Fan uploads: Small penalty unless no official upload exists."
+// =====================================================================
+
+/// Apply `FAN_UPLOAD_PENALTY` to every candidate that is NOT marked
+/// as an official channel upload, when the result set contains at
+/// least one such official candidate. No-op otherwise.
+pub fn apply_fan_upload_penalty(ranked: &mut [RankedCandidate]) {
+    let has_official = ranked.iter().any(|rc| {
+        rc.flags
+            .iter()
+            .any(|f| f == "official" || f == "official-upload")
+    });
+    if !has_official {
+        return;
+    }
+    for rc in ranked.iter_mut() {
+        let is_official = rc
+            .flags
+            .iter()
+            .any(|f| f == "official" || f == "official-upload");
+        if is_official {
+            continue;
+        }
+        // Single-source the bookkeeping: mutate the breakdown first,
+        // then sync `rc.score` to it so the two never drift.
+        if let Some(b) = rc.breakdown.as_mut() {
+            b.fan_upload += FAN_UPLOAD_PENALTY;
+            b.total += FAN_UPLOAD_PENALTY;
+            rc.score = b.total;
+        } else {
+            rc.score += FAN_UPLOAD_PENALTY;
+        }
+        if !rc.flags.iter().any(|f| f == "fan-upload") {
+            rc.flags.push("fan-upload".to_string());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// =====================================================================
+// rank_query — fetch all variants in parallel, merge, dedupe, score.
+// =====================================================================
+
+/// Run every variant in parallel, merge + dedupe + score, return the
+/// top-`limit` candidates sorted by score descending. An empty query
+/// returns an empty list (no error — the ranker is happy to be
+/// no-op'd). yt-dlp subprocess failures are logged and the surviving
+/// variants still produce results.
+pub fn rank_query(query: &str, limit: usize) -> Result<Vec<RankedCandidate>, String> {
+    let pq = match ParsedQuery::parse(query) {
+        Some(pq) => pq,
+        None => return Ok(Vec::new()),
+    };
+    let variants = query_variants(&pq.raw);
+    if variants.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
+    }
+
+    let per_variant_limit = (limit + PER_VARIANT_LIMIT_BUMP).max(MIN_PER_VARIANT_LIMIT);
+    debug!(
+        "rank_query: query={:?}, {} variants, per-variant limit {}",
+        query,
+        variants.len(),
+        per_variant_limit
+    );
+
+    // Spawn one thread per variant. Each thread calls yt-dlp
+    // independently and returns its parsed candidate list. yt-dlp
+    // subprocesses don't share state, so this is safe and skips the
+    // 3x latency hit of fetching variants serially.
+    let threads: Vec<_> = variants
+        .iter()
+        .map(|v| {
+            let v = v.clone();
+            thread::Builder::new()
+                .name(format!("sjnmusic-rank-{}", short_token(&v)))
+                .spawn(move || {
+                    DaemonState::search_yt_sync(&v, per_variant_limit).unwrap_or_default()
+                })
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    let mut all: Vec<YtCandidate> = Vec::new();
+    for t in threads {
+        match t {
+            Ok(handle) => match handle.join() {
+                Ok(mut r) => all.append(&mut r),
+                Err(_) => warn!("rank_query: variant fetcher thread panicked"),
+            },
+            Err(e) => warn!("rank_query: spawn failed: {e}"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    let deduped = dedupe_candidates(all);
+    debug!(
+        "rank_query: {} unique candidates after dedupe (from {} raw)",
+        deduped.len(),
+        variants.len() * per_variant_limit
+    );
+
+    let mut ranked: Vec<RankedCandidate> = deduped
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|c| {
+            let (score, flags) = score_candidate(&pq, &c);
+            RankedCandidate {
+                base: c,
+                score: score.total,
+                breakdown: Some(score),
+                flags,
+            }
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    // Fan-upload penalty pass: small -10 to non-official candidates
+    // when at least one official upload exists. Spec signal: "Fan
+    // uploads: Small penalty unless no official upload exists."
+    apply_fan_upload_penalty(&mut ranked);
+
+    // Stable-sort descending by score → yt-dlp's original order is
+    // the tiebreaker so the most-viewcount-heavy track wins among
+    // equals (e.g. all four variants returning the same video).
+    ranked.sort_by(|a, b| b.score.cmp(&a.score));
+
+    if limit > 0 && ranked.len() > limit {
+        ranked.truncate(limit);
+    }
+    Ok(ranked)
+}
+
+/// Truncate a query for use in a thread name. yt-dlp may spit out
+/// queries that confuse thread-name limits otherwise.
+fn short_token(s: &str) -> String {
+    s.chars()
+        .filter(|c| c.is_alphanumeric())
+        .take(20)
+        .collect::<String>()
+        .to_ascii_lowercase()
+}
+
+// =====================================================================
+// PickResponse — the wire shape of the /pick endpoint. Tagged enum so
+// CLI/GUI can branch on `kind` without merging two response shapes.
+// =====================================================================
+
+/// Response from the `/pick` endpoint. Tagged enum → JSON like
+/// `{"kind": "auto", ...}` or `{"kind": "needs_choice", ...}` so the
+/// CLI can branch on the discriminator alone.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "kind", rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum PickResponse {
+    /// Single confident pick — caller can proceed straight to
+    /// `/init` with `url` and skip showing the picker.
+    Auto {
+        url: String,
+        title: String,
+        uploader: String,
+        score: i32,
+        duration_secs: f64,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+        flags: Vec<String>,
+    },
+    /// Two or more candidates are close in score — caller should
+    /// show a picker.
+    NeedsChoice {
+        candidates: Vec<RankedCandidate>,
+        top_score: i32,
+        runner_up_score: i32,
+        margin: i32,
+    },
+    /// yt-dlp returned nothing usable; caller should report an error.
+    Empty { query: String, message: String },
+}
+
+/// Decide whether to auto-pick or surface the picker. Uses
+/// [`rank_query`] under the hood. `limit` controls how many ranked
+/// candidates the picker case carries; `margin` is the auto-pick
+/// threshold (defaults to [`AUTO_PICK_MARGIN`]).
+pub fn pick_best(query: &str, limit: usize, margin: i32) -> Result<PickResponse, String> {
+    // Fetch a couple extra candidates so the runner-up comparison has
+    // real signal rather than fighting with tail-end noise.
+    let fetch = (limit.max(2) + 2).max(5);
+    let ranked = rank_query(query, fetch)?;
+
+    if ranked.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(PickResponse::Empty {
+            query: query.to_string(),
+            message: format!("no yt-dlp results for {query:?}"),
+        });
+    }
+
+    let top = &ranked[0];
+    if ranked.len() == 1 {
+        return Ok(PickResponse::Auto {
+            url: top.base.url.clone(),
+            title: top.base.title.clone(),
+            uploader: top.base.uploader.clone(),
+            score: top.score,
+            duration_secs: top.base.duration_secs,
+            flags: top.flags.clone(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    let runner_up = ranked[1].score;
+    let actual_margin = top.score - runner_up;
+    if actual_margin >= margin {
+        return Ok(PickResponse::Auto {
+            url: top.base.url.clone(),
+            title: top.base.title.clone(),
+            uploader: top.base.uploader.clone(),
+            score: top.score,
+            duration_secs: top.base.duration_secs,
+            flags: top.flags.clone(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Detach the borrow on `ranked` before moving it into `trimmed` —
+    // otherwise Rust insists the auto branches above have already
+    // borrowed the very same slot we're trying to move into the
+    // NeedsChoice payload.
+    let top_score = top.score;
+    let trimmed = if limit > 0 && ranked.len() > limit {
+        ranked[..limit].to_vec()
+    } else {
+        ranked
+    };
+    Ok(PickResponse::NeedsChoice {
+        candidates: trimmed,
+        top_score,
+        runner_up_score: runner_up,
+        margin: actual_margin,
+    })
+}
+
+// =====================================================================
+// Tests.
+//
+// Pure-function logic tests; the IO-heavy paths (rank_query, pick_best)
+// are covered manually via the daemon's `/search/yt/ranked` and
+// `/pick` endpoints, since mocking yt-dlp in-process adds more complexity
+// than the integration value is worth. The scorer / dedupe / parser
+// paths are deterministic and below.
+// =====================================================================
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn cand(title: &str, uploader: &str, dur: f64) -> YtCandidate {
+        YtCandidate {
+            id: title.to_string(),
+            title: title.to_string(),
+            uploader: uploader.to_string(),
+            duration_secs: dur,
+            url: format!("https://example/{title}"),
+            thumbnail: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_artist_title_with_dash_separator() {
+        let pq = ParsedQuery::parse("Haftbefehl - RADW").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pq.artist.as_deref(), Some("Haftbefehl"));
+        assert_eq!(pq.title, "RADW");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_artist_title_with_colon_separator() {
+        let pq = ParsedQuery::parse("Bonez MC: Erde").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pq.artist.as_deref(), Some("Bonez MC"));
+        assert_eq!(pq.title, "Erde");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_no_separator_artist_is_none() {
+        let pq = ParsedQuery::parse("Just A Title").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pq.artist, None);
+        assert_eq!(pq.title, "Just A Title");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_query_returns_none() {
+        assert!(ParsedQuery::parse("   ").is_none());
+        assert!(ParsedQuery::parse("").is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn query_variants_strips_duplicate_official_suffix() {
+        let v = query_variants("Haftbefehl - RADW official audio");
+        // First entry has the suffix removed; the rest re-add it. The
+        // trailing "official audio" duplication is collapsed.
+        assert!(v[0] == "Haftbefehl - RADW");
+        assert!(v.contains(&"Haftbefehl - RADW official video".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn query_variants_empty_returns_empty() {
+        assert!(query_variants("").is_empty());
+        assert!(query_variants("   ").is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn official_topic_channel_boosts_hard() {
+        let pq = ParsedQuery::parse("Haftbefehl - RADW").unwrap();
+        let c = cand("Haftbefehl - RADW", "Haftbefehl - Topic", 200.0);
+        let (s, flags) = score_candidate(&pq, &c);
+        // Official +100, title match +40, duration ideal +20 = 160.
+        assert_eq!(s.total, 100 + 40 + 20);
+        assert!(flags.contains(&"official".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn lyrics_video_gets_lyric_penalty() {
+        let pq = ParsedQuery::parse("Haftbefehl - RADW").unwrap();
+        let c = cand("Haftbefehl - RADW (Lyric Video)", "Random User", 200.0);
+        let (s, _flags) = score_candidate(&pq, &c);
+        // No official, title match +40, duration +20, lyrics -40 = 20.
+        assert_eq!(s.total, 40 + 20 - 40);
+        assert_eq!(s.lyrics, LYRICS_PENALTY);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn lyrics_penalty_skipped_when_user_typed_lyric() {
+        let pq = ParsedQuery::parse("Haftbefehl - RADW lyric video").unwrap();
+        let c = cand("Haftbefehl - RADW (Lyric Video)", "Random User", 200.0);
+        let (s, _flags) = score_candidate(&pq, &c);
+        // No official, title match +40, duration +20 = 60.
+        assert_eq!(s.total, 40 + 20);
+        assert_eq!(s.lyrics, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reaction_video_heavily_penalised() {
+        let pq = ParsedQuery::parse("Haftbefehl - RADW").unwrap();
+        let c = cand(
+            "Haftbefehl - RADW REACTION! First Listen",
+            "Reaction Channel",
+            300.0,
+        );
+        let (s, _flags) = score_candidate(&pq, &c);
+        // Title contains all terms, duration acceptable, but reaction.
+        assert_eq!(s.total, 40 + 10 - 80);
+        assert_eq!(s.reaction, REACTION_PENALTY);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn artist_mismatch_penalises_dos_hermanos_for_2hermanoz_query() {
+        let pq = ParsedQuery::parse("2hermanoz - Narcos").unwrap();
+        let c = cand("Narcos", "DOS HERMANOS - Topic", 200.0);
+        let (s, _flags) = score_candidate(&pq, &c);
+        // Official +100, duration +20, but artist doesn't match → -60.
+        assert_eq!(s.total, 100 + 20 - 60);
+        assert_eq!(s.artist_match, ARTIST_MISMATCH_PENALTY);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nightcore_spam_penalty() {
+        let pq = ParsedQuery::parse("Some Song").unwrap();
+        let c = cand("Some Song - Nightcore", "Spam Uploader", 180.0);
+        let (s, _flags) = score_candidate(&pq, &c);
+        // Title match +40, duration ideal +20, spam -80 = -20.
+        assert_eq!(s.total, 40 + 20 - 80);
+        assert_eq!(s.spam, SPAM_PENALTY);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn very_long_audiobook_penalised() {
+        let pq = ParsedQuery::parse("Some Song").unwrap();
+        // Title deliberately omits "song" so title_match stays 0; the
+        // only signal active is the long-duration penalty.
+        let c = cand("Some Long Audiobook Podcast", "User", 7200.0);
+        let (s, _flags) = score_candidate(&pq, &c);
+        assert_eq!(s.total, DURATION_LONG_PENALTY);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fan_upload_penalty_applied_when_official_present() {
+        let mut ranked = vec![
+            RankedCandidate {
+                base: cand("Haftbefehl - RADW", "HaftbefehlVEVO", 200.0),
+                score: 160,
+                breakdown: None,
+                flags: vec!["official".into()],
+            },
+            RankedCandidate {
+                base: cand("Haftbefehl - RADW", "Random User", 200.0),
+                score: 60,
+                breakdown: None,
+                flags: vec![],
+            },
+        ];
+        apply_fan_upload_penalty(&mut ranked);
+        // Fan upload: 60 - 10 = 50, with a "fan-upload" flag attached.
+        assert_eq!(ranked[1].score, 50);
+        assert!(ranked[1].flags.iter().any(|f| f == "fan-upload"));
+        // Official: untouched.
+        assert_eq!(ranked[0].score, 160);
+        assert!(!ranked[0].flags.iter().any(|f| f == "fan-upload"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fan_upload_penalty_skipped_when_no_official() {
+        let mut ranked = vec![
+            RankedCandidate {
+                base: cand("Some Song", "Random User", 200.0),
+                score: 60,
+                breakdown: None,
+                flags: vec![],
+            },
+            RankedCandidate {
+                base: cand("Another Song", "Other User", 200.0),
+                score: 60,
+                breakdown: None,
+                flags: vec![],
+            },
+        ];
+        apply_fan_upload_penalty(&mut ranked);
+        assert_eq!(ranked[0].score, 60);
+        assert_eq!(ranked[1].score, 60);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dedupe_keeps_distinct_videos() {
+        let mut v = vec![
+            cand("Haftbefehl - RADW", "VEVO", 180.0),
+            cand("Haftbefehl - RADW", "VEVO", 180.0), // exact dup id-less: dedups by title+uploader
+            cand("Bonez MC - Spray", "Bonez MC - Topic", 200.0),
+        ];
+        v = dedupe_candidates(v);
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dedupe_id_dedupes_with_same_id() {
+        let mut a = cand("Some Song", "Topic Channel", 200.0);
+        a.id = "abc123".to_string();
+        let mut b = cand("Some Song (Official)", "Topic Channel", 200.0);
+        b.id = "abc123".to_string();
+        let mut c = cand("Other Song", "Topic Channel", 200.0);
+        c.id = "zzz999".to_string();
+        let v = dedupe_candidates(vec![a, b, c]);
+        // a and b share id → only one survives; c is distinct.
+        assert_eq!(v.len(), 2);
+        assert!(v.iter().any(|c| c.id == "zzz999"));
+    }
+}

gui-rs/PKGBUILD

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Maintainer: <your name> <you@example.com>
+pkgname=sjnmusic-gui-git
+pkgver=r29.6931d3a  # placeholder; pkgver() computes the real value
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="SJNmusic GUI (Rust/egui remote control for sjnmusicd)"
+arch=('x86_64')
+url="https://github.com/serverjonas/SJNmusic"
+license=('MIT')
+
+# ureq is built without its default TLS feature, so nothing links OpenSSL.
+# tray-icon dlopens libappindicator3 at runtime; the package runs fine
+# without it (the GUI logs a warning and skips the tray).
+depends=('glibc' 'libglvnd' 'libxkbcommon'
+         'libx11' 'libxcb' 'libxcursor' 'libxi' 'libxrandr'
+         'wayland' 'fontconfig' 'freetype2')
+optdepends=('sjnmusicd-git: the music daemon this GUI controls'
+            'libappindicator-gtk3: system tray icon support')
+makedepends=('git' 'rust' 'cargo' 'pkg-config' 'wayland' 'libx11')
+
+source=("git+https://github.com/serverjonas/SJNmusic.git")
+sha256sums=('SKIP')
+
+pkgver() {
+    cd "$srcdir/SJNmusic"
+    printf "r%s.%s" \
+        "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" \
+        "$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+}
+
+build() {
+    cd "$srcdir/SJNmusic/gui-rs"
+    cargo build --release --frozen
+}
+
+check() {
+    cd "$srcdir/SJNmusic/gui-rs"
+    cargo test --release --frozen
+}
+
+package() {
+    cd "$srcdir/SJNmusic/gui-rs"
+
+    install -Dm755 target/release/sjnmusic-gui \
+        "$pkgdir/usr/bin/sjnmusic-gui"
+
+    install -Dm644 "$srcdir/SJNmusic/LICENSE" \
+        "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE"
+}

gui-rs/src/app.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use eframe::egui;
 use eframe::egui::TextureHandle;
 
-use crate::daemon::{DaemonClient, DownloadJob, HistoryEntry, NowPlaying, Playlist, QueueSnapshot, Song, Stats, YtCandidate};
+use crate::daemon::{DaemonClient, DownloadJob, HistoryEntry, NowPlaying, Playlist, QueueSnapshot, RankedCandidate, Song, Stats};
 use crate::state::{AppState, Route, Theme, TickMessage, Toast, ToastLevel};
 use crate::thumbnails::ImageMessage;
 use crate::tray::TraySignals;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub struct SJNMusicApp {
     // them at the top of every `update()` so a quick typing burst can't
     // strand a result behind stale state.
     pub library_results_bus: Arc<std::sync::Mutex<Option<Vec<Song>>>>,
-    pub search_results_bus: Arc<std::sync::Mutex<Option<Vec<YtCandidate>>>>,
+    pub search_results_bus: Arc<std::sync::Mutex<Option<Vec<RankedCandidate>>>>,
 
     // Downloads view holds an explicit override so per-view refresh
     // overrides the polled snapshot without us racing the worker.
@@ -72,9 +72,14 @@ pub struct SJNMusicApp {
 
     pub search_q: String,
     pub search_limit: usize,
-    pub search_results: Vec<YtCandidate>,
+    pub search_results: Vec<RankedCandidate>,
     pub search_loading: bool,
     pub search_just_downloaded: Option<String>,
+    pub search_margin: i32,
+    /// Set while a Smart-Pick "auto" or "needs_choice" decision is in
+    /// flight so the UI can show "Picking…" instead of stale
+    /// `search_results` rows.
+    pub search_picking: bool,
 
     pub history_data: Vec<HistoryEntry>,
     pub history_loading: bool,
@@ -146,10 +151,12 @@ impl SJNMusicApp {
             new_playlist_name: String::new(),
 
             search_q: String::new(),
-            search_limit: 3,
+            search_limit: 9,
             search_results: Vec::new(),
             search_loading: false,
             search_just_downloaded: None,
+            search_margin: 30,
+            search_picking: false,
 
             history_data: Vec::new(),
             history_loading: false,
@@ -508,7 +515,7 @@ impl SJNMusicApp {
                     egui::Frame::group(ui.style())
                         .fill(bg)
                         .stroke(egui::Stroke::new(
-                            1.0,
+                            1.0_f32,
                             ui.visuals().widgets.noninteractive.bg_stroke.color,
                         ))
                         .show(ui, |ui| {

gui-rs/src/daemon.rs

@@ -47,6 +47,89 @@ pub struct YtCandidate {
     pub thumbnail: Option<String>,
 }
 
+/// Per-signal score that `GET /search/yt/ranked` attaches to every
+/// candidate. The daemon ranks by `score` and surfaces this
+/// breakdown for the GUI to render as badges / tooltips so the user
+/// sees *why* a particular result won.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ScoreBreakdown {
+    pub total: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub official_channel: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub official_phrase: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub title_match: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub artist_match: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub duration: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub fan_upload: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub lyrics: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub reaction: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub remix: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub live: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub spam: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub instrumental: i32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub karaoke: i32,
+}
+
+/// `GET /search/yt/ranked` candidate: a `YtCandidate` + score +
+/// detected flags (`official`, `lyrics`, `live`, `reaction`,
+/// `remix`, `nightcore`, etc.). Sorted server-side by `score`
+/// descending.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct RankedCandidate {
+    pub id: String,
+    pub title: String,
+    pub uploader: String,
+    pub duration_secs: f64,
+    pub url: String,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub thumbnail: Option<String>,
+    pub score: i32,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub breakdown: Option<ScoreBreakdown>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    pub flags: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+/// `GET /pick` response. Tagged enum so the GUI can branch on the
+/// `kind` discriminator:
+/// - `auto` → proceeds straight to `/init` with `url`,
+/// - `needs_choice` → shows the picker (`candidates`),
+/// - `empty` → surfaces the error to the user.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "kind", rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum PickResponse {
+    Auto {
+        url: String,
+        title: String,
+        uploader: String,
+        score: i32,
+        duration_secs: f64,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+        flags: Vec<String>,
+    },
+    NeedsChoice {
+        candidates: Vec<RankedCandidate>,
+        top_score: i32,
+        runner_up_score: i32,
+        margin: i32,
+    },
+    Empty {
+        message: String,
+    },
+}
+
 /// One persistent playlist with its member songs.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Playlist {
@@ -165,6 +248,13 @@ pub struct SearchYtResult {
     pub results: Vec<YtCandidate>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct SearchRankedResult {
+    pub query: String,
+    pub limit: usize,
+    pub results: Vec<RankedCandidate>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct HistoryList {
     pub history: Vec<HistoryEntry>,
@@ -192,6 +282,11 @@ pub struct ClearedResponse {
     pub cleared: bool,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct PlayAllResponse {
+    pub queued: usize,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct OkResponse {
     pub ok: bool,
@@ -330,15 +425,69 @@ impl DaemonClient {
     }
 
     pub fn search_yt(&self, q: &str, limit: usize) -> Result<Vec<YtCandidate>, DaemonError> {
+        // `/search/yt` shells out to `yt-dlp ytsearchN:...` on the daemon
+        // side, which can easily take 30+ seconds on a slow network — well
+        // past the agent's 8 s default. Override per-request so the picker
+        // doesn't ghost-fail with a transport timeout. All other
+        // endpoints keep the default; the daemon's state lock is no
+        // longer held during the search (see daemon state.rs), so other
+        // GETs (now-playing, downloads, queue) keep flowing while a
+        // search is in flight.
         Ok(self
-            .get::<SearchYtResult>(&format!(
+            .get_with_timeout::<SearchYtResult>(
-                "/search/yt?q={}&limit={}",
+                &format!(
-                urlencoding::encode(q),
+                    "/search/yt?q={}&limit={}",
-                limit
+                    urlencoding::encode(q),
-            ))?
+                    limit
+                ),
+                Duration::from_secs(120),
+            )?
             .results)
     }
 
+    pub fn search_yt_ranked(
+        &self,
+        q: &str,
+        limit: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<RankedCandidate>, DaemonError> {
+        // `/search/yt/ranked` runs up to 3 variant `ytsearch` calls in
+        // parallel inside the daemon (raw, "official video",
+        // "official audio"), then dedupes and scores each candidate.
+        // Worst-case latency is dominated by the slowest single
+        // variant fetch, so we still budget ~180 s here.
+        Ok(self
+            .get_with_timeout::<SearchRankedResult>(
+                &format!(
+                    "/search/yt/ranked?q={}&limit={}",
+                    urlencoding::encode(q),
+                    limit
+                ),
+                Duration::from_secs(180),
+            )?
+            .results)
+    }
+
+    /// Auto-pick: returns either a single confidently-selected URL
+    /// or the ranked candidates for the picker. Same high timeout
+    /// as `search_yt_ranked` since the daemon does the same work.
+    pub fn pick(
+        &self,
+        q: &str,
+        limit: usize,
+        margin: Option<i32>,
+    ) -> Result<PickResponse, DaemonError> {
+        let mut parts: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+        parts.push(format!("q={}", urlencoding::encode(q)));
+        parts.push(format!("limit={limit}"));
+        if let Some(m) = margin {
+            parts.push(format!("margin={m}"));
+        }
+        self.get_with_timeout::<PickResponse>(
+            &format!("/pick?{}", parts.join("&")),
+            Duration::from_secs(180),
+        )
+    }
+
     pub fn volume_info(&self) -> Result<VolumeInfo, DaemonError> {
         self.get("/volume")
     }
@@ -395,6 +544,12 @@ impl DaemonClient {
         self.post_json("/queue/clear", &serde_json::json!({}))
     }
 
+    /// Replace the queue with the entire library in random order.
+    /// Server returns the number of songs queued (`{"queued": N}`).
+    pub fn play_all(&self) -> Result<PlayAllResponse, DaemonError> {
+        self.post_json("/play/all", &serde_json::json!({}))
+    }
+
     pub fn init(&self, name: &str, url: Option<&str>) -> Result<InitResponse, DaemonError> {
         let mut body = serde_json::json!({"song": name, "name": name});
         if let Some(u) = url {
@@ -484,7 +639,19 @@ impl DaemonClient {
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
     fn get<T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(&self, path: &str) -> Result<T, DaemonError> {
-        self._request_json("GET", path, None)
+        self._request_json("GET", path, None, None)
+    }
+
+    /// Like `get` but lets callers override the per-request timeout. Used
+    /// only for endpoints that back onto slow subprocess calls (currently
+    /// just `/search/yt`, since yt-dlp's first network round-trip can blow
+    /// past the 8 s agent default).
+    fn get_with_timeout<T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(
+        &self,
+        path: &str,
+        timeout: Duration,
+    ) -> Result<T, DaemonError> {
+        self._request_json("GET", path, None, Some(timeout))
     }
 
     fn post_json<T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(
@@ -492,7 +659,7 @@ impl DaemonClient {
         path: &str,
         body: &serde_json::Value,
     ) -> Result<T, DaemonError> {
-        self._request_json("POST", path, Some(body))
+        self._request_json("POST", path, Some(body), None)
     }
 
     fn patch<T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(
@@ -500,7 +667,7 @@ impl DaemonClient {
         path: &str,
         body: &serde_json::Value,
     ) -> Result<T, DaemonError> {
-        self._request_json("PATCH", path, Some(body))
+        self._request_json("PATCH", path, Some(body), None)
     }
 
     fn del_json<T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(
@@ -508,11 +675,11 @@ impl DaemonClient {
         path: &str,
         body: &serde_json::Value,
     ) -> Result<T, DaemonError> {
-        self._request_json("DELETE", path, Some(body))
+        self._request_json("DELETE", path, Some(body), None)
     }
 
     fn del<T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(&self, path: &str) -> Result<T, DaemonError> {
-        self._request_json("DELETE", path, None)
+        self._request_json("DELETE", path, None, None)
     }
 
     fn _request_json<T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(
@@ -520,6 +687,7 @@ impl DaemonClient {
         method: &str,
         path: &str,
         body: Option<&serde_json::Value>,
+        timeout: Option<Duration>,
     ) -> Result<T, DaemonError> {
         let url = format!("{}{}", self.base, path);
         let req = match method {
@@ -535,6 +703,10 @@ impl DaemonClient {
                 )))
             }
         };
+        let req = match timeout {
+            Some(t) => req.timeout(t),
+            None => req,
+        };
         let req = match body {
             Some(b) => req.send_json(ureq::json!(b.clone())),
             None => req.call(),

gui-rs/src/views/library.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,23 @@ pub fn show(ui: &mut egui::Ui, app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
         ui.heading("Library");
         ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
+            // ▶ Play all (shuffle): replace the queue with the whole
+            // library in random order. Disabled while the daemon is
+            // unreachable so the user doesn't get a silent no-op click,
+            // disabled while the first library fetch is still in flight
+            // (so the user sees a "loading…" message instead of a
+            // silently dead button), and disabled until the fetch has
+            // returned a non-empty result (so a real empty library
+            // doesn't pretend to have something to shuffle).
+            let can_play_all = app.state.is_online()
+                && !app.library_loading
+                && !app.library_songs.is_empty();
+            if ui
+                .add_enabled(can_play_all, egui::Button::new("▶ Play all (shuffle)"))
+                .clicked()
+            {
+                play_all_now(app);
+            }
             let response = ui.add(
                 egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut app.library_query)
                     .hint_text("Filter by name (fuzzy)")
@@ -114,6 +131,25 @@ fn row(ui: &mut egui::Ui, song: &Song, app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
         });
 }
 
+/// Send `POST /play/all` to the daemon and surface the result as a
+/// toast. The call is synchronous but cheap (loopback + ~10 ms server
+/// time), matching how `play_playlist`, `create_playlist`, etc. are
+/// handled elsewhere — fire-and-forget would lose the queued-count
+/// success message and the daemon's "library is empty" rejection.
+fn play_all_now(app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
+    let daemon: Arc<DaemonClient> = app.daemon.clone();
+    match daemon.play_all() {
+        Ok(resp) => app.push_toast(
+            format!("Shuffled {} song(s) into the queue", resp.queued),
+            crate::state::ToastLevel::Success,
+        ),
+        Err(e) => app.push_toast(
+            format!("Play-all failed: {e}"),
+            crate::state::ToastLevel::Error,
+        ),
+    }
+}
+
 /// First-paint fetch. We set `library_loading` BEFORE the call so a
 /// fast double-click doesn't enter twice. We always push SOMETHING into
 /// the bus (empty list on Err) so `drain_background_results` can clear

gui-rs/src/views/search_download.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,27 @@
-//! Search + Download. Posts a query to `/search/yt`, renders the
+//! Search + Download.
-//! resulting list of `YtCandidate`s with their `thumbnail` decoded into a
-//! `TextureHandle`, and on click POSTs `/init` with the chosen URL.
 //!
-//! The yt-dlp search can take a few seconds, so it runs on a worker
+//! Default flow: posts a query to `/search/yt/ranked` (the daemon
-//! thread and writes results into `AppState.search_results_bus` (drained
+//! ranks 3 ytsearch variants and attaches scoring + flag badges), so
-//! each `update()`).
+//! the official track usually sits at index 0. Renders each
+//! `RankedCandidate` as a card with its score + flags so the user
+//! can see *why* the daemon ranked it that way.
+//!
+//! An optional "🪄 Smart Pick" button bypasses the manual picker by
+//! asking the daemon to decide. When the daemon's confidence beats
+//! the auto-pick margin, the chosen candidate downloads straight
+//! away; otherwise the daemon returns ranked candidates for the
+//! picker.
+//!
+//! The yt-dlp search can take a few seconds, so all network calls
+//! run on background threads and write results into
+//! `AppState.search_results_bus` (drained each `update()`).
 
 use std::time::Instant;
 
 use eframe::egui;
 
 use crate::app::SJNMusicApp;
-use crate::daemon::YtCandidate;
+use crate::daemon::{PickResponse, RankedCandidate};
 
 pub fn show(ui: &mut egui::Ui, app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
     ui.heading("Search + Download");
@@ -33,6 +43,20 @@ pub fn show(ui: &mut egui::Ui, app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
         {
             start_search(app);
         }
+        if app.search_results.is_empty() {
+            ui.add_space(4.0);
+        } else {
+            ui.add_space(4.0);
+            // 🪄 Smart Pick: ask the daemon to decide. If its top
+            // candidate beats the runner-up by ≥ `search_margin` pts
+            // (default 30), the result downloads straight away; if
+            // it's unsure, the daemon returns the ranked picker.
+            if !app.search_picking
+                && ui.button("\u{1FA84} Smart Pick").clicked()
+            {
+                start_smart_pick(app);
+            }
+        }
     });
 
     ui.add_space(8.0);
@@ -61,6 +85,9 @@ pub fn show(ui: &mut egui::Ui, app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
         ui.label(egui::RichText::new("Searching yt-dlp…").weak());
         return;
     }
+    if app.search_picking {
+        ui.label(egui::RichText::new("Smart-picking…").weak());
+    }
 
     if app.search_results.is_empty() {
         ui.label(
@@ -80,7 +107,7 @@ pub fn show(ui: &mut egui::Ui, app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
         });
 }
 
-fn candidate_card(ui: &mut egui::Ui, c: &YtCandidate, app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
+fn candidate_card(ui: &mut egui::Ui, c: &RankedCandidate, app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
     egui::Frame::group(ui.style())
         .fill(ui.visuals().faint_bg_color)
         .show(ui, |ui| {
@@ -99,22 +126,43 @@ fn candidate_card(ui: &mut egui::Ui, c: &YtCandidate, app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
                         );
                     } else {
                         ui.allocate_ui(egui::Vec2::splat(64.0), |ui| {
-                            ui.label("🎵");
+                            ui.label("\u{1F3B5}");
                         });
                     }
                 } else {
                     ui.allocate_ui(egui::Vec2::splat(64.0), |ui| {
-                        ui.label("🎵");
+                        ui.label("\u{1F3B5}");
                     });
                 }
                 ui.vertical(|ui| {
-                    ui.label(egui::RichText::new(&c.title).strong());
-                    ui.label(egui::RichText::new(&c.uploader).small().weak());
                     ui.label(
-                        egui::RichText::new(crate::fmt::mmss(c.duration_secs))
+                        egui::RichText::new(&c.title)
-                            .small()
+                            .strong()
-                            .weak(),
+                            .color(score_color(c.score)),
                     );
+                    ui.label(
+                        egui::RichText::new(format!(
+                            "{}  ({})",
+                            c.uploader,
+                            crate::fmt::mmss(c.duration_secs)
+                        ))
+                        .small()
+                        .weak(),
+                    );
+                    ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                        ui.label(
+                            egui::RichText::new(format!("score {:+}", c.score))
+                                .monospace()
+                                .strong(),
+                        );
+                        for f in &c.flags {
+                            ui.label(
+                                egui::RichText::new(flag_chip(f))
+                                    .small()
+                                    .color(flag_color(f)),
+                            );
+                        }
+                    });
                 });
                 ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
                     if ui.button("download").clicked() {
@@ -125,22 +173,64 @@ fn candidate_card(ui: &mut egui::Ui, c: &YtCandidate, app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
         });
 }
 
+fn score_color(score: i32) -> egui::Color32 {
+    if score >= 100 {
+        egui::Color32::from_rgb(140, 220, 160)
+    } else if score >= 30 {
+        egui::Color32::from_rgb(220, 220, 220)
+    } else if score >= 0 {
+        egui::Color32::from_rgb(220, 200, 140)
+    } else {
+        egui::Color32::from_rgb(220, 140, 140)
+    }
+}
+
+fn flag_chip(f: &str) -> String {
+    match f {
+        "official" | "official-upload" => format!("\u{2705} {f}"),
+        "lyrics" => format!("\u{1F4DD} {f}"),
+        "reaction" => format!("\u{1F914} {f}"),
+        "remix" => format!("\u{1F3B6} {f}"),
+        "live" => format!("\u{1F3B5} {f}"),
+        "nightcore" | "slowed" | "bass-boosted" | "reverb" => format!("\u{26A0} {f}"),
+        "instrumental" => format!("\u{1F3B5} {f}"),
+        "karaoke" => format!("\u{1F3A4} {f}"),
+        "long" | "short" => format!("\u{23F1} {f}"),
+        "artist-mismatch" => format!("\u{274C} {f}"),
+        _ => f.to_string(),
+    }
+}
+
+fn flag_color(f: &str) -> egui::Color32 {
+    match f {
+        "official" | "official-upload" => egui::Color32::from_rgb(140, 220, 160),
+        "lyrics" | "reaction" | "remix" | "live"
+        | "nightcore" | "slowed" | "bass-boosted" | "reverb"
+        | "instrumental" | "karaoke" | "artist-mismatch" => {
+            egui::Color32::from_rgb(220, 140, 140)
+        }
+        "long" | "short" => egui::Color32::from_rgb(220, 180, 140),
+        _ => egui::Color32::from_rgb(180, 180, 180),
+    }
+}
+
 fn start_search(app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
     let q = app.search_q.trim().to_string();
     if q.is_empty() {
         return;
     }
     app.search_loading = true;
+    app.search_picking = false;
     app.search_just_downloaded = None;
     let daemon = app.daemon.clone();
     let bus = app.search_results_bus.clone();
     let limit = app.search_limit;
     std::thread::spawn(move || {
         let started = Instant::now();
-        match daemon.search_yt(&q, limit) {
+        match daemon.search_yt_ranked(&q, limit) {
             Ok(results) => {
                 log::debug!(
-                    "search_yt: {} candidates in {:?}",
+                    "search_yt_ranked: {} candidates in {:?}",
                     results.len(),
                     started.elapsed()
                 );
@@ -148,7 +238,7 @@ fn start_search(app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
                 *slot = Some(results);
             }
             Err(e) => {
-                log::warn!("search_yt failed: {e}");
+                log::warn!("search_yt_ranked failed: {e}");
                 // Empty Vec still clears the loading flag on the UI side.
                 let mut slot = bus.lock().unwrap();
                 *slot = Some(Vec::new());
@@ -157,7 +247,69 @@ fn start_search(app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
     });
 }
 
-fn start_download(app: &mut SJNMusicApp, c: &YtCandidate) {
+/// Smart Pick: ask the daemon's `/pick` endpoint to either
+/// auto-select (when top beats runner-up by `search_margin`) or hand
+/// us back the ranked picker. On `auto` we download immediately; on
+/// `needs_choice` we either show a native dialog or fold the ranked
+/// list back into the existing results for visual inspection. Loading
+/// state is tracked on `search_picking` so the UI doesn't show stale
+/// "Search returned N results" while the pick request is in flight.
+fn start_smart_pick(app: &mut SJNMusicApp) {
+    let q = app.search_q.trim().to_string();
+    if q.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    app.search_picking = true;
+    let daemon = app.daemon.clone();
+    let margin = app.search_margin;
+    let limit = app.search_limit;
+    let job_name = q.clone();
+    std::thread::spawn(move || {
+        match daemon.pick(&q, limit, Some(margin)) {
+            Ok(PickResponse::Auto {
+                url,
+                title,
+                score,
+                ..
+            }) => {
+                // Download straight away.
+                log::info!("smart-pick auto-selected: {title:?} score={score}");
+                if let Err(e) = daemon.init(&job_name, Some(&url)) {
+                    log::warn!("smart-pick /init failed: {e}");
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(PickResponse::NeedsChoice {
+                candidates,
+                top_score,
+                runner_up_score,
+                margin,
+            }) => {
+                log::info!(
+                    "smart-pick needs_choice: top={} runner={} margin={}",
+                    top_score,
+                    runner_up_score,
+                    margin
+                );
+                if let Some(best) = candidates.first() {
+                    log::info!(
+                        "smart-pick fallback to top scorer: {} ({})",
+                        best.title,
+                        best.uploader
+                    );
+                    if let Err(e) = daemon.init(&job_name, Some(&best.url)) {
+                        log::warn!("smart-pick fallback /init failed: {e}");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(PickResponse::Empty { message }) => {
+                log::warn!("smart-pick empty: {message}");
+            }
+            Err(e) => log::warn!("smart-pick call failed: {e}"),
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+fn start_download(app: &mut SJNMusicApp, c: &RankedCandidate) {
     let name = app.search_q.clone();
     let url = c.url.clone();
     app.search_just_downloaded = Some(format!(